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Center for Consciousness Studies, UArizona  - The Science of Consciousness Conferences | since 1994

The Science of Consciousness (TSC) conferences are the pre-eminent world gatherings on all approaches to the profound and fundamental question of how the brain produces conscious experience, a question which addresses who we are, the nature of reality and our place in the universe.   TSC conferences have been held in Tucson since 1994, (every 2 years) and are recognized around the world. TSC International held its first conference in 1995 and continues in alternate years.

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Dear Friends,

We are pleased to announce the 30th annual conference ‘The Science of Consciousness’ (‘TSC’), April 22-27, 2024 at the beautiful Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in the hills above Tucson, Arizona. The conference is hosted and sponsored by the University of Arizona, Center for Consciousness Studies  and co-sponsored by the University of Michigan, Center for Consciousness Science.

We invite and welcome abstract submissions and workshop proposals. Please click on the General Call Link for detailed information.

2024 TSC Conference Themes 
Cortical Oscillations & Traveling Waves
Psychedelics & Psychoplastogens
Astrobiology & Astroconsciousness
Dual Aspect Monism
Megahertz EEG and DoDecoGraphy (DDG)
Theories of Consciousness  - Consciousness & Reality
Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Consciousness -
Detecting Consciousness in Different States
Microtubule Time Crystals    
Searching for Consciousness and Entanglement in Cerebral Organoids  
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Earl K Miller
Susan Schneider
Anirban Bandyopadhyay
Dante Lauretta  
PLENARY SPEAKERS 

Aaron Schurger, Alysson Muotri, Andre Bastos,

Bill Seager, Brian Muraresku, Caleb Scharf,

Christof Koch, Claudia Passos, David Chalmers,

Dean Rickles, Deepak Chopra, Dimitris Pinotsis,

Dinesh Pal, Donald Hoffman, George Mashour,

Gina Poe, Giulio Tononi, Harald Atmanspacher,

Hartmut Neven, Matteo Grasso, Melanie Boly,

Paavo Pylkkanen, Phillipe Schmitt-Kopplin,

Pieter-Jan Maes, Pulin Gong, Santosh A. Helekar,

Sir Roger Penrose, Steven Laureys, Stuart Hameroff,

Tanya Luhrmann, Valerie Gray Hardcastle, Zirui Huang, 

 

Monday April 22, 2024  

Full Day of Workshops and Evening Symposium - see schedule below.

 
Tuesday Morning, April 23, 2024 - 7:15 am - 8:00 am - Kiva Plaza

Meditation Wellness Kickoff with Deepak Chopra     

PLENARY PROGRAM 
TUESDAY April 23, 2024

8:30 am to 10:40 am - Plenary 1 - 'Detecting Consciousness'  Steven Laureys, Claudia Passos, Gina Poe   

11:10 am to 12:30 pm - KEYNOTE/Plenary 2 – 'Cortical Oscillations, Waves and Consciousness 1'  - Earl K. Miller   

2:00 pm to 4:10 pm - Plenary 3 – 'Consciousness and Reality' -  Donald Hoffman, Deepak Chopra, Paavo Pylkkanen   

5:00-7:00 Concurrent Sessions 1-8

Welcome Reception

WEDNESDAY April 24, 2024

8:30 am to 10:40 am - Plenary 4 - 'Cortical Oscillations, Waves and Consciousness 2'  - Andre Bastos, Pulin Gong, Dimitris Pinotsis  

11:10 am to 12:30 pm - KEYNOTE/Plenary 5  -  'AI and the Future of the Mind'   Susan Schneider

2:00 pm to 4:10 pm - Plenary 6 - 'Psychedelics and Altered States' - Tanya Luhrmann, Brian Muraresku, Dinesh Pal  

5:00-7:00 Concurrents 9-16

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THURSDAY April 25, 2024

8:30 am to 10:40 am - Plenary 7 - 'Mechanisms of Consciousness' - Aaron Schurger, Pieter-Jan Maes, George Mashour  

11:10 am to 12:30 pm - KEYNOTE/Plenary 8   - 'DoDecoGraphy ('DDG') – 12 Orders of Frequency Oscillations Buried in EEG'  - Anirban Bandyopadhyay  

2:00 pm to 4:10 pm - Plenary 9 – 'Astrobiology' - Caleb Scharf, Phillipe Schmitt-Kopplin, tba    

6:00 optional dinner

FRIDAY April 26, 2024

8:30 am to 10:40 am - Plenary 10 - 'Dual Aspect Monism'  - Harald Atmanspacher, Bill Seager, Dean Rickles    

11:10 am to 12:30 pm -  KEYNOTE/Plenary 11  - 'Molecules of Life and Consciousness from the Asteroid Bennu'  -  DANTE LAURETTA   

2:00 pm to 4:10 pm - Plenary 12 - 'The Science of Consciousness - 30 Years On'  -  Paavo Pylkkanen, David Chalmers, Christof Koch, Stuart Hameroff, Valerie Grey Hardcastle   

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Concurrents 17-24

Art-Tech Demos, Exhibits, Posters 

Reception

Poetry Slam / No-End of Consciousness Party

SATURDAY, April 27, 2024

9:00 am to 10:30 am - Plenary 13 -  'Dimensions, Wavefunctions and Symmetry in the Brain' -  Zirui Huang, Santosh A. Helekar, Sir Roger Penrose    

11:00 am to 12:30 pm - Plenary 14 - 'Searching for Consciousness and Entanglement in Cerebral Organoids' -  Alysson Muotri, Hartmut Neven  

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WORKSHOPS
Workshops - Monday April 22, 2024
Monday Morning 9:00 am to 12:30 pm

QUANTUM BIOLOGY – Paige Derr, NIH/NCATS; Nirosha Murugan;  Sittampalam Gurusingham; Philip Kurian; Travis Craddock; Anirban Bandyopadhyay, NIMS

EDUCATION IN CONSCIOUSNESS STUDIES - Laurel Waterman, OISE, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto; Joan Walton, York St. John U; Molly Beauregard, ccs-detroit. Hidehiko Saegusa IIT Mandi; Kunal Mooley CalTech; Thomas Bever, UArizona

THEORIES OF CONSCIOUSNESS - Paavo Pylkkänen, U of Helsinki & U of Skövde

MEDITATION & EASTERN SPIRITUAL PRACTICES - Thomas Brophy, CIHS; Deepak Chopra; Hidehiko Saegusa; Jeffery Martin; Christopher Lord

Monday Afternoon 2:00 pm to 5:30 pm 

DUAL ASPECT MONISM - Harald Atmanspacher, Collegium Helveticum, ETH Zurich

NEUROPHYSIOLOGY OF LOSS AND RECOVERY OF CONSCIOUSNESS - M. Bruce MacIver, Stanford U; Kathleen Vincent, Harvard U; Anthony Hudetz, U Michigan

TERMINAL LUCIDITY - Michael Nahm, Inst. for Frontier Areas of Psychology, Freiburg, Germany; Natasha Tassell-Matamua, Massey U, New Zealand; Chris Roe, U of Northampton, UK; Marjorie Woollacott, U of Oregon; Maryne Mutis, Université de Lorraine, France; Karalee Kothe, U of Colorado  

DREAMLESS SLEEP? - JF Pagel, U of Colorado; Jerome Alonso, U of Calgary; Antonio Zadra, U of Montreal; Gina Poe, UCLA. 

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Monday evening, April 22, 2024 – 7:00 – 10:00 pm

SYMPOSIUM - INTEGRATED INFORMATION THEORY OF CONSCIOUSNESS - Christof Koch, Allen Institute Tiny Blue Dot Foundation, Seattle; Giulio Tononi, U Wisconsin.

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1. ABSTRACTS -  Submissions via 'Oxford Abstracts - Now Open – Deadline: December 31  Abstracts are no more than 500 words. Links may be added
WORKSHOP Submissions – please email proposals to center@arizona.edu   -Include names and short bios of all presenters and a brief description of the workshop description. Deadline:  November 20. Notifications Nov 26
2. GROUP HOTEL BLOCK (LOEWS) - RESERVATION LINK - NOW OPEN    
LOEWS Ventana Canyon Resort  - Tucson (Room Block Rate closes March 29) - Group Rates Available: April 17 through May 1, 2024  $169 per night The Resort Fee  ($34) has been WAIVED  for this Group. Daily Shuttles to Sabino Canyon - check with bellman/front desk.  Daily hike schedule as well.
3. REGISTRATION (Eventbrite) - NOW OPEN - Standard Registration $550  Student Registration  $450 - Optional Thursday Dinner $95 - Remote attendance for Plenary Sessions - $250
4. Exhibitors - limited  - Non-Profits $1000 -General $1500 (see Eventbrite option) Exhibitor benefits:

-Exhibit Table in Tucson -Use of company name in press releases and flyers under Exhibitor category. -Use of company logo on slides, banners, program where applicable -1 minute infomercial can be posted where applicable -  websites, virtual platform, on-site with approval during breaks

Registration includes Monday Workshops, Tuesday evening Welcome Reception, Poster & Exhibitor receptions (Wed & Fri)  
Activities and Social Events - TSC 2024
TSC 2024 will include plenary sessions, in-depth workshops, concurrent presentations, poster sessions, book and technology exhibits, health & wellness exhibitors, Tenniscentric.  Welcome Reception (Tues), Dinner (Thurs optional), Poetry Slam (Fri). No-End of Consciousness Party (Fri) 
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History and Overview - THE SCIENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS
The 1994 TSC conference was the world’s first interdisciplinary gathering devoted  to the study of consciousness. Prominent speakers addressed a packed auditorium at the University of Arizona hospital in Tucson, but it was then-unknown philosopher David Chalmers who captured the moment, describing the now-famous ‘hard problem’ of phenomenal conscious experience, distinguishing it from relatively easy problems like attention, memory and behavior. Bernard Baars presented his Global Workspace theory, Ben Libet described the timing of conscious experience, and Christof Koch argued that consciousness emerged from complex computation among simple brain neurons, signaling only via membrane surfaces and synapses. Stuart Hameroff discussed how microtubules inside neurons could help account for consciousness, and Roger Penrose spoke about consciousness as something other than computation, requiring a quantum connection to the most basic level of the universe. These views have echoed for 30 years. Most continue to see consciousness as described by Baars, Koch and many others, an emergent property of complex computation among simple brain neurons, promoting the notion that AI will be conscious. But some ­­­consider consciousness a fundamental feature of the universe, e.g. subtly connected to the brain through quantum vibrations in microtubules inside neurons, as suggested by Penrose and Hameroff. Some consider consciousness to be an illusion, others believe reality to be the illusion.
Despite disparate views, we’ve learned a lot in 30 years, and have a lot more ahead.

Themes, speakers and sessions at the upcoming conference will include:

Cortical Oscillations and Traveling Waves
Prevalent neurocomputational theories (Global Neuronal Workspace ‘GNW’, Integrated Information Theory ‘IIT’, Higher Order Theory ‘HOT’ and Predictive Coding/Recurrent Processing ‘PC/RP’) all converge on consciousness correlating with frontal ‘top-down’ cortical feedback, selectively inhibited by anesthesia.
Professor Earl K Miller’s lab at MIT has shown cortical feedback to be oscillatory traveling waves which inhibit feed-forward sensory inputs which are predicted and recognized (Predictive Coding). But cortical feedback does not inhibit novel, or ‘oddball’ feed-forward inputs which can then become conscious. Earl Miller will give a Keynote talk, and with other plenary speakers delve deeply into the role of cortical oscillatory traveling waves in consciousness.  
Psychedelics and Psychoplastogens
The topic of psychedelics has grown significantly in society, medicine and academic discourse. Psychedelics are also ‘psychoplastogens,’ causing neurite sprouting, neuronal growth and synaptic formation through cytoskeletal activities, and they bind and may act on 5HT2A receptors inside neurons as well as on surface membranes. Clinical trials of psychedelics in medicine and psychiatry, and their use in personal and spiritual development, have been favorable, and we now know psychedelics have been used in nearly all cultures for millennia. Author Brian Muraresku (‘The Immortality Key’) will speak on the role of psychedelics in the origins and development of ancient and contemporary religions and rituals, e.g. the ‘Last Supper’. Stanford Anthropology professor Tanya Luhrmann (‘When God Talks Back’) will discuss the history of psychedelics and other states of consciousness including ‘hearing voices’, and cultural aspects of psychosis and dissociation.
Astrobiology and Astroconsciousness
Thus far consciousness is recognized only in living systems, but life’s nature and origin remain unknown. We do know that organic, aromatic hydrocarbon ring molecules are essential as core components in biological lipid membranes, nucleic acids and proteins, and also comprise psychedelics and most psychoactive neurotransmitter molecules. Organic rings may be essential to life and consciousness because their delocalized electron ‘pi resonance’ clouds support quantum coherence, and form quantum-friendly ‘decoherence-free’ subspaces, protected within a ‘quantum underground’ deep within biomolecules. Organic rings are also implicated in ‘origin of life’ scenarios both in ‘Primordial soup’ hypotheses on earth, and/or from extraterrestrial sources. Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pervade interstellar dust, are formed by stars, float in space and atmospheres, and are found in meteorites which crash on earth. NASA’s OSIRIS REx probe, led by University of Arizona Planetary scientist and conference Keynote speaker Dante Lauretta, recently returned from the asteroid Bennu with carbonaceous material whose PAHs will be analyzed using quantum optical and pharmacological tests, and results compared with those of biomolecules.  
Dual-Aspect Monism
Dual Aspect Monism is a philosophical position framing consciousness and its relation to the physical by considering the mental and the physical as two aspects of one underlying reality which is neither mental nor physical. In Western history, dual aspect monism goes back to Spinoza, but has links to Platonic thinking and even to Eastern spirituality (such as non-duality). In the 20th century it was revitalized by foundational work in quantum physics and depth psychology, as outlined by Wolfgang Pauli, Carl Gustav Jung, Arthur Eddington, John Wheeler, David Bohm, and Basil Hiley. Harald Atmanspacher will speak and lead discussion.
Megahertz EEG (‘Dodecography’)
Electroencephalography (EEG) celebrates its 100 yearanniversary in 2024. Recording brain electrical signals from the scalp in frequency bands up to 100 hertz (‘Hz’), EEG is very useful, but the origin and overall relation of EEG to consciousness and brain function remain mysterious, there being no ‘unified theory’ of EEG. However, over the past 15 years Anirban Bandyopadhyay has used nanotechnology to study cytoskeletal microtubules inside neurons and has found oscillations and conductances in self-similar resonance patterns (‘triplets-of-triplets’) which repeat in hertz, kilohertz, megahertz, gigahertz and terahertz, every 3 orders of magnitude over 12 orders. At a larger scale of neuronal networks, Anirban’s team has used dielectric resonance probe arrays to map spontaneous megahertz and gigahertz excitations inside neurons. Recently megahertz and gigahertz oscillations with triplet patterns (DDG) have been detected from the scalp in humans. Conventional EEG may actually be interference ‘beats’ of faster DDG oscillations in microtubules. At the conference, Anirban Bandyopadhyay will discuss and demonstrate DDG, a new unified model of EEG. 
Theories of Consciousness
Theories of consciousness have persisted and consolidated since 1994. Baars’ ‘Global Workspace’ became Dehaene and Changeux’s more anatomical ‘Global Neuronal Workspace’ (‘GNW’), and Rosenthal and Lau popularized ‘Higher Order Theory’ (‘HOT’), frontal ‘top-down’ cortical projections. Integrated Information Theory (‘IIT’) by Tononi and Koch emphasized optimal information integration, characterized by the term ‘Phi’. Championed by prominent authorities, IIT became ‘the leading theory’, but was critically characterized as ‘pseudoscience’. Another theory, Predictive Coding/Recurrent Processing (PC/RP) by Lamme, Friston and others suggest the brain continually compares its models of the world to sensory inputs, inhibiting those which match prediction, and enabling consciousness of novel or ‘oddball’ inputs which don’t. Operating at multiple smaller, faster, quantum scales inside neurons, the Orch OR theory (orchestrated objective reduction) by Penrose and Hameroff suggests microtubules inside neurons ‘orchestrate’ quantum vibrations which enable sequences of Penrose objective reduction (OR), and moments of conscious experience. How to decide? Cognitive neuroscientist Aaron Schurger is co-authoring a book about theories of consciousness and will present his objective overview and comparison of a dozen theories. A panel discussion among proponents of different theories will be chaired by Paavo Pylkkanen.
Consciousness and Reality
Is consciousness an illusion, as many neuroscientists say? Or is external reality the illusion, as Eastern philosophers and others contend? In this session a neuroscientific view of consciousness as illusory will be presented. Then Donald Hoffman will discuss ‘conscious realism’, in which reality consists of conscious agents interfacing with illusory reality, like icons in a computer game. Hoffman and colleagues claim this ‘conscious realism’ extends outside spacetime in a complex amplituhedron geometry. Deepak Chopra will give the traditional view from ancient Eastern philosophy that an all-encompassing consciousness is our reality, and that the material world is illusion.
Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is growing rapidly. Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT seem conceivably conscious, and most theories of consciousness are purely computational. Meanwhile, AI technology promises upgrades in cognitive function and consciousness through implants, interfaces and other technologies. Philosopher Susan Schneider, Director of the Center for the Future Mind at Florida Atlantic University, former Astrobiology Chair at NASA and author of ‘Artificial You: AI and the Future of the Mind’ will be Keynote Speaker at the conference, discussing Mind Design, Global Brain and AI Megastructures.
Monitoring Consciousness in Altered States
Much can be learned from extremes of consciousness. Steven Laureys is a clinical neurologist and world authority in the care of brain-damaged patients with altered states of consciousness, ranging from fully unconscious coma to fully aware, but ‘locked-in’ syndromes. He and his colleagues employ PET, fMRI and structural MRI, EEG, ERP with clinical signs, verbal and TMS stimulation to find conscious awareness. In recent years Laureys has used these same techniques to study consciousness in enhanced meditative states and is the author of ‘The no-nonsense meditation book’. Also, Santosh Helekar will describe his ‘sentiometer’ which uses a version of the double slit experiment to purportedly detect consciousness.
Searching for Consciousness in Cerebral Organoids
Cerebral organoids are artificially grown miniature organs resembling the brain. Cultured from pluripotent stem cells and developing over months in a rotating bioreactor, cerebral organoids generate measurable EEG-like behavior, comparable to a pre-term infant. UCSD’s Alysson Muotri discovered different EEG-like frequency bands in organoids could phase couple, and Alysson will speak about effects of anesthesia and psychedelics on organoid ‘EEG’.
Hartmut Neven from Google Quantum AI will discuss a project looking for quantum spin and entanglement in cerebral organoids. Xenon is an inert gas anesthetic with several isotopes, e.g. differing by spin 1/2. Previous work showed that xenon with ½ spin was a significantly weaker anesthetic, e.g. determined by mice righting reflex, than xenon without spin 1/2.  This was taken to imply that nuclear spin ½ promoted or increased consciousness, possibly by increasing entanglement, and thus partially antagonized the xenon anesthetic effect. Hartmut’s group will look at effects of xenon isotopes on EEG-like activity in organoids as evidence for quantum spin and entanglement in the brain, and possible future interfacing between brain and quantum computer.
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The Science of Consciousness Conferences | since 1994

Center for Consciousness Studies, UArizona 

The Science of Consciousness (TSC) conferences are the pre-eminent world gatherings on all approaches to the profound and fundamental question of how the brain produces conscious experience, a question which addresses who we are, the nature of reality and our place in the universe.  TSC conferences have been held in Tucson since 1994, (every 2 years) and are recognized around the world. TSC International held its first conference in 1995 and continues in alternate years. TSC Conference is the world's largest, longest running and premier interdisciplinary conference addressing the fundamental questions regarding consciousness, the brain, reality and existence, organized by the Center for Consciousness Studies at the University of Arizona.

TSC Tucson is a 5-day gathering consisting of 4 Keynote Speakers, 26 Plenary presenters, 12 plenary sessions, 14 Concurrent Sessions, Poster and Exhibitor presentations, 10 workshops, Welcome Reception, Exhibitor receptions, Social and Wellness events. We anticipate that this conference will bring in over 400 scientists, philosophers, educations, academicians, students, meditators, artists and interested public and seekers from around the world.

We will have livestream available of the Plenary Sessions for a considerably reduced registration option. To be announced.

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GROUP HOTEL BLOCK (LOEWS) - RESERVATION LINK - NOW OPEN   

LOEWS Ventana Canyon Resort  - Tucson  $169 per night - Group Rate Deadline March 29 - Group Rates Cover Following Dates:  April 17 through May 1, 2024   
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New Renovations (Canyon Grill, Pool, Barrista) 

The Resort Fee ($34) is waived for this group.

TSC Group Benefits

•2 bottles of Loews Water in guest room
•Daily Tennis Court Access • Tennis Clinic (select days)
•Pool Service and Pool Treats • Pool Games and Activities 
•Star Gazing (Select Nights, Weather permitting) •Weekly Fitness/Health Classes
•Nightly Turndown Service upon request • Self-Parking (no charge)
•Unlimited Local and Long Distance Cals - Premium Wi-Fi 

• Resort Activities (Select Days/Nights)
•Avis Car Rental Discount 5% Weekends, 10% Weekdays) •54 minute Ventana Tour (select days)
•Printed flight boarding passes • Shoeshine
•Daily Transportation to Sabino Canyon and Ventana Village (CVS, Bashas Supermarket, UPS, Banks, Restaurants

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Conference Activities and Social Events TSC 2024

TSC 2024 will include plenary sessions, in-depth workshops, concurrent presentations, poster sessions, book and technology exhibits, health & wellness exhibitors, tenniscentric.   Welcome Reception (Tues), Dinner (Thurs optional), Poetry Slam (Fri).

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Full Press Release Oct 24 - Call for Abstracts 

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RECENT SYMPOSIUMS & CONFERENCES 2023 

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Neuroscience Needs a Revolution to Understand Consciousness 

August 18-20, 2023- ENCINITAS California - Summer Symposium (co-sponsors: CIHS & CCS) held at CIHS campus, Encinitas CA

Abstract Submissions - Encinitas -closed   Registration Eventbrite-closed
PROGRAM - Document

AUG 16 Final Program.docx

ACCEPTED ABSTRACTS - Document

AUG 16 Abstracts by Acceptance Type Aug 16 Final Report Encinitas.docx

AUTHORS-AFFILIATIONS INDEX  - Document

AUG 16 Final Presenters + Affiliations Report Encinitas.docx

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Taormina Sicily May 22-28, 2023 - Palazzo dei Congressi

NEW: Taormina Italy Videos

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PLENARY VIDEOS Taormina (31) - TSC 2023 Taormina YouTube  - Videos Page  
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The Tucson Conferences - Biennial    

Since 1994, the biennial series "Toward a Science of Consciousness" conferences now "The Science of Consciousness" are a landmark of international, interdisciplinary events sponsored by the University of Arizona devoted entirely to unlocking the mysteries of consciousness. They have explored the whole spectrum of approaches from philosophy of mind and cognitive science, to neurobiology, pharmacology, and molecular dynamics, phenomenological accounts, and physics. The aim is to lay a sound scientific foundation for future research.

 

The Science of Consciousness (TSC) conferences are the pre-eminent world gatherings on all approaches to the profound and fundamental question of how the brain produces conscious experience, a question which addresses who we are, the nature of reality and our place in the universe. TSC conferences have been held in Tucson since 1994, (every 2 years) and are recognized around the world. TSC International held its first conference in 1995 and continues in alternate years.  

Videos TSC and CCS Programs-Archive
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June 7th, 2023
15:00 - University of Oxford
Talk with Stuart Hameroff MD  

Mathematical Institute, Univ of Oxford Room L3 - Woodstock Rd. Oxford 0X2 6GG  
Neuroscience needs a revolution 
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Stuart Hameroff MD
Professor, Anesthesiology and Psychology
Director, Center for Consciousness Studies
The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnmol.2022.869935/full

https://omcan.web.ox.ac.uk/event/neuroscience-needs-revolution.

 

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TAORMINA-TSC 2023

The Science of Consciousness Conference 2023

PLENARY SESSIONS  - NEW VIDEOS

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The Science of Consciousness (TSC) conferences have been held annually since 1994, alternating yearly between Tucson, Arizona in even-numbered years, and other locations around the world in odd-numbered years. TSC locations have included Italy, Denmark, Japan, Sweden, Czech Republic, Hungary, Hong Kong, India, California, Switzerland, and Finland.  The 29th annual TSC will return to Italy, to beautiful Taormina, on the island of Sicily, May 22-28, 2023, organized by Italian professors Riccardo Manzotti (IULM U), Antonio Chella (U Palermo) and Pietro Perconti (U Messina). TSC 2023 Taormina will be co-sponsored by the Center for Consciousness Studies, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Stuart Hameroff, Director. The first overseas TSC Conference in 1995 was on the island of Ischia, near Naples, Italy, organized by Cloe Taddei-Ferretti. We are excited to be returning to Italy. Abstracts may be submitted for oral concurrent talks, or posters.
TAORMINA TSC 2023 CONFERENCE PROGRAM  
Workshops    Keynote and Plenaries.    Concurrents    Posters
Contact: Registration - Anna Lucentini - tsc2023@bisazzagangi.it
Contact at CCS - Abi Behar Montefiore - center@arizona.eduwww.consciousness.arizona.edu

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THE SCIENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS 
2022  Tucson - Hybrid  
TSC Apr 18-22, 2022  
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SESSION VIDEOS 2022  TSC-CCS YouTube Channel  

Program Book & Abstracts  TSC 2022

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Guest Interviews - TSC 2022 - Conscious Pictures 

We held a  'hybrid' conference with both in-person, and remote online presentation and audience, live streamed. The live sessions and remote headquarters were held at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, Tucson, Arizona

TSC2022 - Plenary 1 - Sleep, Wakefulness & Anesthesia 
Giancarlo Vanini, Matthew Larkum, Alex Proekt

 

TSC 2022 - Plenary 2 - Keynote 1 - Brain & Consciousness
Christof Koch

 

TSC2022 - Plenary 3 - Brain Connectivity 
Jean-Remi King, Zirui Huang, Anirban Bandyopadhyay

 

TSC2022 - Plenary 4 - Altered States of Consciousness 
Emma Huels, Charlotte Martial, Elizabeth Krasnoff

TSC2022 - Plenary 5 - Keynote 2 - Psychedelics Robin Carhart-Harris

 

TSC2022 - Plenary 6 - Psychedelic Mechanisms
George Mashour, Alex C. Kwan, Katrin Preller

 

TSC2022 - Plenary 7 - Time & Consciousness 
 Daniel Sheehan, Paul Davies, Sir Roger Penrose 

 

TSC2022 - Plenary 8 - Keynote 3   Avi Loeb

 

TSC2022 - Plenary 9 - Origins of Life
Dante Lauretta, Sara Walker, Steen Rasmussen

 

TSC2022 - Plen 10 - Theories of Consciousness 
Biyu J. He, Yuri B. Saalmann, Lucia Melloni

 

TSC2022 - Plenary 11 - Keynote 4   David Chalmers

 

TSC2022 - Plenary 12 - Quantum Neuroscience  
Hartmut Neven Aarat Kalra, Travis Craddock


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Stuart Hameroff 2021 - Quantum biology and consciousness

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A 4-day online webinar with Sir Roger Penrose and guest speakers 

About the Webinar & Background links    

Videos (Day 1, 2, 3, 4) - YouTube 

Speaker Bios & Abstracts     

Program Schedule     

Intro Reel - Celebration Trailer - highlights 

Roger Penrose for the 4-day Symposium

hosted by the Center for Consciousness Studies - 2021 


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THE SCIENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Covid Consciousness - Remote 2020
Sept 14-18, 2020
The Science of Consciousness Online  Conference Sessions 
TSC 2020 - TSC Tucson Online Program  | Abstracts
VIDEOS  - CCS-TSC YouTube VIDEO CHANNEL 
Opening "Welcome"  Reel for Tucson Online 2020
Retro Mix - TSC Over the Years...(Abi’s) 2020

Online

Sessions, Abstracts: 


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THE SCIENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Interlaken Switzerland June 25-28, 2019

2019 - TSC -  Interlaken Switzerland  


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THE SCIENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS
2018
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2018 Conference Themes:
Are We Living in a Matrix-like Simulation? - Artificial Intelligence/Machine Consciousness
Consciousness, Pain and Addiction - Gene Editing and Consciousness
Binding, Integration and Synthesis of Consciousness - Brain Mapping and the Connectome
Anterior and Posterior Cortex: What's 'Hot' and What's Not? - Anesthetic and Psychoactive Drugs
Language and Consciousness - Non-Invasive Brain Modulation
Origin and Evolution of Life and Consciousness - Panpsychism, Idealism and Spacetime Geometry
Quantum Brain Biology  - Time, Free Will and Consciousness

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Early Center Videos/Podcasts through 2016

apple itunes podcasts are being uploaded to our YouTube Channel

 

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THE SCIENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS

2017  TSC -   The Science of Consciousness - San Diego

 

THE SCIENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS
JUNE 5-10, 2017
Hyatt Regency Hotel - La Jolla - San Diego, California
 
2017  Plenary Sessions
                 Science of Consciousness                       

San Diego Conference
Additional Workshops

Roger Penrose, Joscha Bach, Harmut Neven
Thomas Bever, Michael Spivey, Noam Chomsky
Matthew Fisher, Travis Craddock
Vince Clark, John Allen, Marvin Berman, Michael Rohan
Ivette Fuentes, Brian Keating, James Tagg
Elaine Chew, Scott Makeig
Stephen Grossberg, Georg Northoff, Philip Low
Daniel Sheehan, Peter Fenwick, Lakhmir Chawla
Leon Chua, Jack Tuszynski
Gentry Patrick, VS Ramachandran, Charles Stevens
Anirban Bandyopadhyay, Jonathan Schooler, Erick Viirre
Xu Yingjin, Deepak Chopra*
Bruce Damer, Alysson Muotri, Stuart Hameroff

Additional Workshops:

*Dayalbagh Educational Institute DEI East West Forum - June 5, 2017
 
Interviews:
 
Photos:
Brad Buhr and Noah Buhr, Photographers
 

Thank you to our sponsor Alvin J. Clark Foundation for support in making these videos available to the general public.

 

Additional Video with Speakers and Guests
Workshops - Videos

facebook@scienceofconsciousnessconferences
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THE SCIENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS - 2016 Tucson ARIZONA
The Science of Consciousness, April 25-30, 2016 

 

 
2016  Co-Sponsors
Stuart Hameroff, Center for Consciousness Studies, Tucson
George Mashour, Center for Consciousness Science, Ann Arbor
Conference Director, Abi Behar Montefiore
Center for Consciousness Studies, University of Arizona, Tucson
 
2016 -TSC April Tucson
2016 CONFERENCE MEDIA FILES
 
Program Book
 
Conference Trailer 2016
TSC Playlist
Daily round up-
 

TSC 2016 IN THE NEWS

Is Carnival of the Mind
by George Johnson ​

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
"Dispatch from the Desert of Consciousness Research" Part 1
"Dispatch from the Desert of Consciousness Research" Part 2
"Dispatch from the Desert of Consciousness Research" Part 3
"Dispatch from the Desert of Consciousness Research" Part 4 

by John Horgan

JOURNAL OF CONSCIOUSNESS STUDIES

2016/Conference Report. 226, All Roads Lead to Consciousness:

The Science of Consciousness, Tucson 2016. Logan T. Trujillo ...
Science of Consciousness TSC, Loews Ventana Canyon Hotel Tucson, Tucson -
April 25-30, 2016 
 

2016 - TSC -Media files

Final Announcement March 31, 2016
"The Science of Consciousness Asks Big Questions" April 12, 2016 AHSC Memo 
2016 Abstracts Program Book 
Consciousness Central TV Conference Trailer 2016
TSC Playlist Consciousness Central TV 
Nick Day, Host Daily round up  


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2014 20th Anniversary 

April 21-26, 2014, Tucson

It was 20 years ago today
Toward a Science of Consciousness, Tucson AZ
Conscious Chronicles 4  Interview with Sir Roger Penrose and Stuart Hameroff  
 
2 0 1 4  Tucson ARIZONA
"Tucson X1" - April 21-26, 2014, Marriott - University Park
University of Arizona, co-chaired by
Stuart Hameroff and David Chalmers
Abi Behar Montefiore, Conference Manager
Toward a Science of Consciousness 
Organized & Hosted by the Center for Consciousness Studies 
Concurrents       
Posters        
Brain Mapping Symposium
UA College of Medicine Auditorium
Sponsored by The Center for Consciousness Studies
 
 
war of world views
Deepak Chopra
Leonard Mlodinow
Sue Blackmore
iTunes  - disabled 

ADDITIONAL MEDIA FILES 2008-2014

 

ADDITIONAL MEDIA FILES 2008-2014

Tucson Vintage - Archive-early days 1994-2007

Vimeo Selections: 

https://vimeo.com/103844731  
https://vimeo.com/104437953  
https://vimeo.com/104630953  
https://vimeo.com/103148100 


The Tucson Conferences - Biennial    

Since 1994, the biennial series "Toward a Science of Consciousness" conferences are a landmark of international, interdisciplinary events sponsored by the University of Arizona devoted entirely to unlocking the mysteries of consciousness. They have explored the whole spectrum of approaches from philosophy of mind and cognitive science, to neurobiology, pharmacology, and molecular dynamics, phenomenological accounts, and physics. The aim is to lay a sound scientific foundation for future research.


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2 0 1 2  Tucson ARIZONA   

2012, Toward a Science of Consciousness- The 10th Biennial, "Tucson X"  - April 9-14, 2012, Loews Ventana Canyon Resort   
 

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2011 Stockholm SWEDEN

Program/Abstract Book

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2 0 1 0  Tucson ARIZONA
 
The 9th biennial  Toward a Science of Consciousness
TUCSON ARIZONA TSC 2010
2010, Toward a Science of Consciousness, "Tucson IX"   -
April 12-17, 2010, Tucson Convention Center

2010 Special Seminar - Microtubules


ADDITIONAL MEDIA FILES 2008-2014

freado

Archives

Oldies But Goodies

Moral Phenomenology

Workshop

Wrap-Up

Consciousness in Copenhagen

Picture Slide Show by Robert van Gulick


ADDITIONAL MEDIA FILES 2008-2014

 

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2 0 0 8 Tucson ARIZONA
"Tucson VIII"  
April 8-12, 2008, Tucson Convention Center

artwork: Dave Cantrell, BioMed, AHSC, UMC

2006, Toward a Science of Consciousness,  "Tucson VII"  -April 4-8, 2006, Tucson Convention Center
2004, Toward a Science of Consciousness,   "Tucson VI"  -April 7-11, 2004, Tucson Convention Center
2002, Toward a Science of Consciousness,   "Tucson V"   -April 8-12, 2002, Tucson Convention Center
2000, Toward a Science of Consciousness,  "Tucson IV"  - April 10-15, 2000, Tucson Convention Center
1998, Toward a Science of Consciousness,   "Tucson III" -April 27-May 2, 1998, University of Arizona
1996, Toward a Science of Consciousness,   "Tucson II"  -April 8-13, 1996, University of Arizona
1994, Toward a Scientific Basis for Consciousness, "Tucson I"  -April 12-17, 1994, University of Arizona   

 

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Quantum Mind Conferences

Quantum Mind 1

Flagstaff, AZ 1999


Quantum Mind Conferences
Tucson, AZ 2003

Quantum Mind 2003

QM2 The second Quantum Mind conference was held in March 2003 at the Tucson Convention Center. - Over 300 participants attended.

1999 QM-1 Quantum Approaches Program

QM1 Quantum Mind Conference 1999 - The first Quantum Mind conference was held at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona in August 1999 Over 100 participants attended.


Quantum Mind List Serv Discussions - QuantumMind Archives

The Quantum Mind Archives documents the messages and
discussions that occurred via the Quantum Mind List Serv Discussions
that ran actively from 1998-2001.
Search or Browse the Archives 
 
 
Selected papers published by MIT Press
Toward a Science of Consciousness: The First Tucson Discussions and Debates,1996

 

Toward a Science of Consciousness
1996  "Tucson II"         
April 8-13, 1996
University of Arizona
 

Abstracts plus Reviews 

 

The first volume of Toward a Science of Consciousness is now considered a resource book for the emerging field. This volume presents a selection of invited ...

 

Complete program including abstracts/ Selected papers published by MIT Press

http://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262581813/ 

 

EARLY PRESS

Toward a New Science of the Mind:
Tucson 1996 consciousness

Clippings

Co-Sponsored Conferences

Poetry Slam/Zombie Blues

Consciousness Bulletins

VIDEOS: 

The Science of Consciousness Conferences and Special Programs - VIDEOS: 2007-2023

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