Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that funds mental health research. It was originally called the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia & Depression or the acronym for that, NARSAD. It received its nonprofit ruling in 1981.[1][2] It says that since 1987 it has awarded around $380 million in grants.[2]

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gollark: But it's not toward actual stated goals.
gollark: You can only really say something is "rational" as a way to achieve some goals, not just objectively "rational" on its own. So arguably humans are somewhat rationally maximizing short-term happiness. *But*, isn't happiness at least partly just a heuristic for decision-making *too*?
gollark: This can probably just be read as "strong time preference" again, I guess, *partly*.
gollark: https://xkcd.com/2278/
gollark: It is... also awful.

References
  1. "Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (formerly NARSAD)". GuideStar Profile. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  2. "Brain & Behavior Research Foundation". CharityWatch. Retrieved 15 June 2018.


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