June 6th 2013. Hundreds of psychologists from 38 countries will gather in Rochester to share the latest scientific insights into the mysteries of human motivation during the Conference on Self-Determination Theory, June 27 to 30. Developed by University of Rochester experimental psychologists Edward Deci and Richard Ryan in 1985, self-determination theory today is a leading theory of human motivation, vetted by scientists worldwide. The psychological framework, in the words of author Joe Robinson, provides "a veritable GPS to fulfillment, decoding our innermost longings and linking the world of science and spirit." Read more at:  https://www.rochester.edu/news/show.php?id=6552