Mindbridge Institute Courses

MindMatters: Harnessing Neuroscience for Human Rights Advocacy

Course Overview

MindMatters is a 6-week interactive seminar series designed to cross the threshold between neuroscience, psychology, and human rights. Throughout this course, HRDs will:

  • Learn the fundamental mechanisms underlying human behavior, providing insight as to how programming and media can be reimagined using neuropsychological applied science- all delivered week by week.

  • Engage in hands-on exercises designed to allow participants to integrate key insights directly into their work.

  • Receive the MindMatters Workbook containing a summary of all modules and a collection of exercises and handouts to share with your organization.

  • Become a MindMatters Fellow and access the MindMatters Community Group - a community platform providing ongoing support and resources following completion of the course.

Cost: $495 for 6-week course

Week by Week Overview

  • Participants will be introduced to the neuropsychology of implicit processes and how these processes are actualized on a day-to-day basis.

  • Empathy is not always what it seems. Understanding empathic processes, how we have been engaging with empathy incorrectly, empathic opportunities, and the path to better programming.

  • Explore the fundamental mechanisms of psychology and neuroscience associated with authoritarianism and extremist ideology.

  • It’s not about the facts. Neuropsych concepts and strategies for understanding and counteracting misinformation.

  • Fellow’s Choice! Participants will have the opportunity to choose between community-based outreach, media, and communication development, or program design and implementation as their focus for the week as they integrate foundational concepts into the applied realm.

  • In the final week, participants will redesign their initial project through a step-by-step process, applying neuropsychological concepts from weeks 1-5. They will reflect on their initial understanding and incorporate their "ah-ha moments" to enhance their project for better outcomes and positive change.