title: Decade of the mind.
abstract: In the Fall of 2007, ten neuroscientists published a proposal for an interdisciplinary research initiative, the Decade of the Mind, that would focus on four "broad but intertwined areas": mental health, research on high-level cognitive functions, education, and computational applications (such as intelligent machines). I review the basic ideas behind the proposal and discuss the four proposed areas of research. I argue that for research on higher cognitive functions and in particular, for research and practice in education, the Decade of the Mind is a welcome initiative that may change our lives for the better. Therefore, the proposal, which is scientifically interdisciplinary in nature, has to be politically international.
authors.forename: Manfred
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spitzer
mesh_terms: D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D003071:Cognition; D004493:Education; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D012106:Research / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*