“The research being undertaken by Professor Snyder … has the potential to benefit future generations by assisting them to harness their full creative capacity.” John Howard, Prime Minister 1996 - 2007

Who We Are

A daring venture into the mind. Nelson Mandela is our Millennium Fellow. Dr Oliver Sacks is our Foundation Fellow. Richard Branson is our most recent Distinguished Fellow.

We have been mentored by creative and influential minds: Lachlan Murdoch, film icon Baz Luhrmann, Nobel Laureate Peter Doherty, national treasure Phillip Adams and corporate giants Andrew Banks and David Clarke. The Centre’s Director, Allan Snyder, is profiled in the media as “a wizard” - “epitomising the creative mind”.

What We Do

We explore what it is to be uniquely human. We do this by investing in challenging research, by orchestrating spectacular intellectual events, and by acting as a global nexus for great minds. Our mind laboratory focuses on scientific ways to enhance creativity and to instill the champion mindset.

Ground Breaking Discoveries

Our tantalising finding that everyone possesses nonconscious skills, and that these skills can be switched on with magnetic brain stimulation, challenges conventional views about creativity. Hailed by the prestigious scientific journal Nature as offering “startling insights”, this pioneering research into creativity has captured worldwide attention. Our Penguin book What Makes A Champion! distils the universal ingredients of extraordinary success.

Richard Branson presented the 2003 Fellow Address on ‘Creativity and Championship’.

The Dalai Lama engaged elite scientists at the exhilarating Mind Science 2002 Forum.

Field's Medallist Terry Tao and David Helfgott, immortalised in the movie Shine, joined a cast of extraordinary talent for our Geniuses, Prodigies and Savants event.

Global Impact

The Centre for the Mind is a powerful brand! We are featured in The New York Times, The Times of London, Financial Times, BBC, CNN, NBC, ABC (USA) and Discovery Channel.

Read on about the Director: Professor Allan Snyder

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