cjc@inspiritive.com.au

We have just created a NLP Research Centre section at our website. The
first part, a data base of NLP Research is now online and operating.
The other four parts will going online over the next month.

See http://www.inspiritive.com.au/nlp-research.htm

The Research Centre is organised into the following sections;

1. The NLP Research Database
We are currently engaged in developing and maintaining the largest
historical database of scientific research that is directly relevant to
the field of NLP as a discipline. It is possible to browse, search,
sort, and filter. The intention for this is to encourage the
development of links from NLP to its closest relatives in the west,
Cognitive Science, Psychology and Linguistics.

2. The NLP Perspective on Research
There are a number of important methodological issues involved in
researching NLP which have not been considered in certain previous
academic research & analyses of NLP, which are vital to the ongoing
development of NLP.

3. Psychological Research Supporting Elements of NLP
Traditional Psychology and Cognitive Science research in various
fields, such as learning and memory, attention, cognitive load,
psycholinguistics, neural networks and neuroscience, call attention to
many concepts relevant to offering support and further insight into
underlying principles, processes and assumptions which form the core of
NLP modelling and applications. We explore these links in detail.

4. Examining the Differences between Accepted Psychological Theories
and NLP Concepts
While sharing valuable links, NLP has different perspectives on certain
assumptions made within the scientific community of Psychological and
Cognitive Science investigation. Paying attention to these differences
provides us with possibilities for enriching all of these fields of
endeavour.

5. New research areas suggested by NLP
There is much value to be gained from the application of correct
scientific methodology to the field of NLP. We discuss John Grinder and
Carmen Bostic St.-Clair's suggestions and make our own for future
scientific enquiry into NLP. We would like to see good research done by
capable and qualified NLP graduates, and make an offer of support to
persons hoping to carry out such research.

Chris Collingwood
http://www.inspiritive.com.au