John Minda, Western University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Western University profile.

Latest funding

Exploring the Mental Representations of Place and Space
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$92,500
PsyTrip: an immersive psychedelic experience simulator using neurofeedback and generative AI for mental health care
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$125,000
Using automated, integrated technology to study emotion and development via the Facility for Affective Neuroscience
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$81,251

All 11 grants and awards

No publications available.

Exploring the Mental Representations of Place and Space

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Minda, John

$92,500

PsyTrip: an immersive psychedelic experience simulator using neurofeedback and generative AI for mental health care

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Xiao, Yiming

$125,000

Using automated, integrated technology to study emotion and development via the Facility for Affective Neuroscience

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Hayden, Elizabeth

$81,251

Understanding the Cognitive and Neurobiological Systems Involved in Categorization Behaviour

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Minda, John

Keywords: cognitive psychology; categorization; learning; concepts; classification; computational modelling

$240,000

Assessing the Benefits of Mindfulness in the Workplace

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Minda, John

Keywords: (1) Mindfulness; (2) Assesment; (3) Leadership; (4) Cognitive Psychology; (5) Social Psychology; (6) Job Performance

$56,800

Cognitive Mechanisms Involved in Category Learning Behaviour

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Minda, JohnPaul

$125,000

Eyetracker for language & concepts research group

Co-investigatorNSERC2010Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: McRae, Kenneth

$54,353

Transcranial magnetic stimulation for research in cognitive neuroscience

Co-investigatorNSERC2010Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Goodale, Melvyn

$98,178

The use of goal-oriented categories in medical reasoning

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Research Development Initiatives

Principal investigators: Minda, John Paul

Keywords: clinical reasoning; patient management; expertise; medicine; goal-oriented categories

$40,000

Category learning and decision making

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Minda, JohnPaul

$85,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Minda, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Exploring the Mental Representations of Place and Space" (2026), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]