The Science of Consciousness - Conferences

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.

YouTube Videos - The Science of Consciousness Conferences and Special Programs: 2010-2023

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
YouTube 1 The Science of Consciousness Conferences & Programs: 2010-2023
Channel 2: UofA Consciousness  additional 2012

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Abi Behar Montefiore - asst dir, sr. program

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TSC Conference 2024 Tucson - 30th Annual  

TSC 2024 30th Annual - APRIL 22-26, 2024 

Press Release/Announcement (Oct 24) Call for Abstracts 

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TSC Conference Videos/Trailers/Sessions and Conference information:      
TSC CONFERENCE VIDEOS & ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS   2010-2023                       
 

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RECENT SYMPOSIUMS & CONFERENCES 2023 

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

AUG 16 Final Program.docx

ACCEPTED ABSTRACTS 

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

AUTHORS-AFFILIATIONS INDEX 

AUG 16 Final Presenters + Affiliations Report Encinitas.docx

VIDEOS

PLENARY TALKS       SHOWCASE TALKS       SHORT TALKS  

See YouTube “Playlists” 
Center for Consciousness Studies YouTube Channel: 
The Science of Consciousness Conferences and Special Programs: 2010-2023

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Taormina Sicily -  May 22-28, 2023

Palazzo dei Congressi

Taormina Italy - TSC Videos
https://youtube.com/@TSC2023-Taormina-qw2ie

May 22-28, 2023 - TSC 2023 Taormina, Sicily, Italy 

CONFERENCE PROGRAM     

CONFERENCE WEBSITE 

Program Committee
  • Antonio Chella (Università di Palermo)
  • Riccardo Manzotti (Università IULM, Milano)
  • Pietro Perconti (Università di Messina)
  • Stuart Hameroff (University of Arizona at Tucson)
  • Harald Atmanspacher (Turing Center, ETH Zurich)

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The Science of Consciousness – since 1994 

US and Global

1994 – TSC 1 Apr 12-17, 1994 – Tucson, Arizona 

1995 – TSC 2 Ischia, Italy

1996 – TSC 3 Apr 8-13, 1996 – Tucson, Arizona

1997 – TSC 4 Aug 18-24, 1997 – Elsinore, Denmark

1998 – TSC 5 Apr 27- May 2,1998 – Tucson, Arizona

1999 – TSC 6 May 28, 1999 – Tokyo, Japan

2000 – TSC 7 Apr 10-15, 2000 – Tucson, Arizona

2001 – TSC 8 Aug 6-11, 2001 – Skövde, Sweden

2002 – TSC 9 Apr 8-12, 2002 – Tucson, Arizona 

2003 – TSC 10 July 6-10, 2003 – Prague, Czech Republic

2004 – TSC 11 Apr 7-11, 2004 – Tucson, Arizona

2005 – TSC 12 Aug 17-20, 2005 – Copenhagen, Denmark

2006 – TSC 13 Apr 4-8, 2006 – Tucson, Arizona

2007 – TSC 14 July 23-27, 2007 – Budapest, Hungary

2008 – TSC 15 Apr 8-12, 2008 – Tucson, Arizona

2009 – TSC 16 June 11-14, 2009 – Hong Kong, China

2010 – TSC 17 Apr 12-17, 2010 – Tucson, Arizona

2011 – TSC 18 May 2-8, 2011 – Stockholm, Sweden

2012 – TSC 19 Apr 9-14, 2012 – Tucson, Arizona

2013 – TSC 20 Mar 3-9, 2013 – Agra, India

2014 – TSC 21 Apr 21-26, 2014 – Tucson, Arizona

2015 – TSC 22 June 9-13, 2015 – Helsinki, Finland

2016 – TSC 23 Apr 25-30, 2016 – Tucson, Arizona

2017 – TSC 24 June 5-10, 2017 – San Diego, California 

2018 – TSC 25 Apr 2-7, 2018 – Tucson, Arizona

2019 – TSC 26 June 25-28, 2019 – Interlaken, Switzerland

2020 – TSC 27 Sept 14-18, 2020 rescheduled - virtual  (April 12-18, 2020 -canceled) Tucson, AZ

2021 -  Science and Roger Penrose - Aug 3-6, 2021  4 day Webinar – virtual

2022 -  TSC 28 April 18-23, 2022 Tucson, Arizona - hybrid 

2023 - TSC 29 Taormina

2023 -  Special Symposium Encinitas

2024 - Upcoming Tucson 30th Annual 

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The Science of Consciousness April 18-22 2022 

Loews Ventana Canyon, Tucson Arizona

ABSTRACTS & PROGRAM BOOK 
SESSION VIDEOS - Tucson 2022  
Feature Interviews 2022 -  Conscious Pictures 

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2021

Science & Roger Penrose 2021 Virtual 

in celebration of his 90th birthday and Nobel Prize in Physics (2020) 

Science and Roger Penrose -  4-Day Online Symposium  

Intro Trailer by CCS for Roger Penrose 2021

SESSION VIDEOS: Science & Roger Penrose 2021 

About the Webinar & Background Speaker Bios & Abstracts | Program Schedule  

additional information - Link  

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2020

The Science of Consciousness - Virtual - 2020

Opening Reel - short - Tucson - Online 2020

Retro Mix - Long 2020

TSC 2020 - Tucson Online Program | Abstracts

SESSION VIDEOS


2019

TSC 2019 Interlaken Switzerland

The Science of Consciousness  -  Interlaken 2019 

2019 - Interlaken Switzerland - Program Abstracts   

Consciousness Central - Interviews

SESSION VIDEOS

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2018

The Science of Consciousness - Tucson 2018 

April 2-7, 2018 - Loews Ventana Canyon, Tucson Arizona

Opening Trailer  

Tucson Program Abstracts

SESSION VIDEOS 

Abstract Book and Conference Program | Plenary Sessions - VIDEOS

General Conference Information | Additional Program Info

TSC 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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2017

The Science of Consciousness - San Diego 2017

Program

Abstracts

SESSION VIDEOS 


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2016

The Science of Consciousness -  Tucson 2016  

 Tucson Program Abstracts

2016 - Tucson -  Trailer.mov

SESSION VIDEOS 

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2014

The Science of Consciousness 2014 - Tucson 20th Anniversary 

Program Abstracts.pdf 

SESSION VIDEOS - see TSC YouTube Channel 


The Science of Consciousness – since 1994 

US and Global

1994 – TSC 1 Apr 12-17, 1994 – Tucson, Arizona 

1995 – TSC 2 Ischia, Italy

1996 – TSC 3 Apr 8-13, 1996 – Tucson, Arizona

1997 – TSC 4 Aug 18-24, 1997 – Elsinore, Denmark

1998 – TSC 5 Apr 27- May 2,1998 – Tucson, Arizona

1999 – TSC 6 May 28, 1999 – Tokyo, Japan

2000 – TSC 7 Apr 10-15, 2000 – Tucson, Arizona

2001 – TSC 8 Aug 6-11, 2001 – Skövde, Sweden

2002 – TSC 9 Apr 8-12, 2002 – Tucson, Arizona 

2003 – TSC 10 July 6-10, 2003 – Prague, Czech Republic

2004 – TSC 11 Apr 7-11, 2004 – Tucson, Arizona

2005 – TSC 12 Aug 17-20, 2005 – Copenhagen, Denmark

2006 – TSC 13 Apr 4-8, 2006 – Tucson, Arizona

2007 – TSC 14 July 23-27, 2007 – Budapest, Hungary

2008 – TSC 15 Apr 8-12, 2008 – Tucson, Arizona

2009 – TSC 16 June 11-14, 2009 – Hong Kong, China

2010 – TSC 17 Apr 12-17, 2010 – Tucson, Arizona

2011 – TSC 18 May 2-8, 2011 – Stockholm, Sweden

2012 – TSC 19 Apr 9-14, 2012 – Tucson, Arizona

2013 – TSC 20 Mar 3-9, 2013 – Agra, India

2014 – TSC 21 Apr 21-26, 2014 – Tucson, Arizona

2015 – TSC 22 June 9-13, 2015 – Helsinki, Finland

2016 – TSC 23 Apr 25-30, 2016 – Tucson, Arizona

2017 – TSC 24 June 5-10, 2017 – San Diego, California 

2018 – TSC 25 Apr 2-7, 2018 – Tucson, Arizona

2019 – TSC 26 June 25-28, 2019 – Interlaken, Switzerland

2020 – TSC 27 Sept 14-18, 2020 rescheduled - virtual  (April 12-18, 2020 -canceled) Tucson, AZ

2021 -  Science and Roger Penrose - Aug 3-6, 2021  4 day Webinar – virtual

2022 -  TSC 28 April 18-23, 2022 Tucson, Arizona - hybrid 


TUCSON CONFERENCES - Since 1994 - biennial conferences

2022 - Tucson 17 April 18-23, 2022 - Hybrid - April 18-22, 2022 

2021 - Tucson 16 Aug 3-6, 2021 - Science & Roger Penrose Webinar

2020 - Tucson 15 Sept 14-18, 2020 - Online Version

2018 - Tucson 13  Apr 2-7, 2018   

2016 - Tucson 12 Apr 25-30, 2016

2014 - Tucson 11 Apr 21-26, 2014 - 20th Anniversary

2012 - Tucson 10 Apr 9-14, 2012

2010 - Tucson 9  Apr 12-17, 2010 

2008 - Tucson 8  Apr  8-12, 2008   

2006 - Tucson 7  Apr  4-8, 2006    

2004 - Tucson 6  Apr  7-11, 2004   

2002 - Tucson 5  Apr  8-12, 2002   

2000 - Tucson 4  Apr 10-15, 2000 

1998 - Tucson 3  Apr 27-May 2, 1998

1996 - Tucson 2  Apr  8-13, 1996  

1994 - Tucson 1  Apr 12-17, 1994

 

THE Science of Consciousness  - Co-Sponsored 

"INTERNATIONAL" ConferenceS since 1995

The alternate year international co-sponsored TSC conferences held overseas in cooperation with partner organizations and institutions.

2023  upcoming Taormina  | May 22-28

2019  Interlaken, Switzerland   - Harald Atmanspacher 

2017  San Diego, USA -  Stuart Hameroff  

2015  Helsinki, Finland - Paavo Pylkkänen

2013  Agra, India - P.S. Satsangi, Vishal Sahni

2011  Stockholm, Sweden - Christer Perfjell

2009  Hong Kong, China - Gino Yu

2007  Budapest, Hungary - George Kampis

2005  Copenhagen, Denmark - Morten Overgard

2003  Prague, Czech Republic - Ivan Havel

2001  Skovde, Sweden - Paavo Pylkkänen

1999  Tokyo, Japan - Mari Jibu, Kunio Yasue

1997  Elsinore, Denmark - Alwyn Scott

1995  Ischia, Italy  - Chloe Taddei-Ferretti

misc cover artwork through 2014 for the 20th Anniversary Program Book


PRESS  2012
How quantum brain biology can rescue conscious free will, Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, Oct 12, 2012
Hameroff, S., Comment on “Consciousness, biology and quantum hypotheses” in Quantum brain biology complements neuronal assembly approaches to consciousness by Baars and Edelman, S. Hameroff, 2012; July 11
Zinc, microtubules and Alzheimer's disease, in PLoS One
Anesthetics, tubulin and post-operative cognitive dysfunction, in PLoS One
Transcranial ultrasound (TUS) effects on mental states: A pilot study, in Brain Stimulation
Scientists claim brain memory code cracked, Science Daily, March 9, 2012
Travis J. A. Craddock, Jack A. Tuszynski, Stuart Hameroff. Cytoskeletal Signaling: Is Memory Encoded in Microtubule Lattices by CaMKII Phosphorylation? PLoS Computational Biology, 2012; 8 (3): e1002421 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002421
Turning consciousness upside down: Magic mushrooms and the fractal brain hierarchy Review of Carhart-Harris et al (2012)
 
VIDEO  2012
Arizona Public MediaArizona Illustrated / PBS, NPR / April 10, 2012  Doctor Asks: What Is Consciousness? Producer Luis Carrion    [video]
Toward a Science of Consciousness Tucson, 2012,  Fractal Consciousness - video
TEDx Future of Consciousness-video, Tucson 2012
 
Research in the News 2012
Transcranial ultrasound (TUS) effects on mental states: A pilot study  Brain Stimulation  (5/ 6/12)
Post-Anesthesia Dementia, Like Alzheimer's, Looks Micro-'Tubular' Newswise (6/26/12)
The Molecular Architecture of Memory - How and where  are memories  formed and stored?  Psychology Today  (4/12/12)  
Zinc Imbalance in Brains of Alzheimer’s Patients Points to New Therapies Newswise (3/26/12)
Tucson Scientists Claim Brain Memory Code Cracked    PLoS Computational Biology (3/8/12)
Zinc, microtubules and Alzheimer's disease, PLos One (3/23/12)
Anesthetics, tubulin and post-operative cognitive dysfunction PLoS One 6/25/12
How quantum brain biology can rescue conscious free will, Hameroff, S., Front Integr Neurosci Epub (10/12/12)
 
TSC-2012
April TSC Conference News/Interviews
Loews Ventana Canyon
Arizona Public Media/ Arizona Illustrated, Producer, Luis Carrión 
Filmmaker Nick Day presents conversations with a few Plenary
UA News - outlines conference, debate
filmmaker Matt Faw talks w N.Theise, R. Carthart-Haris, J. Shear  
Newswise / Consciousness Conference Covers All Angles  
Synesthesia with author M. Seaberg
NYAS
Tasting the Universe-Science & Impact of Expanded Sensory Wiring
12 min. teaser War of the World Views Debate
Outline of 2012 Program-initial
AZ Public Media-Desert Health Dining with Deepak

 


Quantum Mind Conferences

QM 3 2007    17-20 July, 2007, Salzburg

Link to QM 3 Program

QM 2 2003    15-19 March, 2003, Tucson

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

QM 1 1999    August, 1999 Flagstaff, Arizona.  (NAU) 100 participants 

Link to QM 1 Program

 

UNDER CONSTRUCTION - Archives

The Tucson Conferences - Biennial    

Archives

https://archive.consciousness.arizona.edu/archived.htm

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.

Audio Recordings

PublisherChartable  

Center for Consciousness Studies

Episodes

2016 TSC - PL12 - Mashour, Borjigin, Fenwick, Anomalous Conscious Experience

Published 07/18/16

2016 TSC - PL11 - Radin, Kauffman, Quantum Approaches 2

Published 07/14/16

2016 TSC - PL10 - Gopnik, Carhart-Harris, Monti, Scale and Connectivity

Published 07/14/16

2016 TSC - PL9 - Hudetz, Freeman, Buzsáki, Pribram Session' Brain Dynamics

Published 07/14/16

2016 TSC - PL8 - Deacon, Peil, Evolution and Consciousness

Published 07/14/16

2016 TSC - PL7 - Stapp, McQueen, Ney, Quantum Approaches 1

Published 07/14/16

2016 TSC - PL6 - Neven, Szegedy, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Consciousness

Published 07/14/16

2016 TSC - PL5 - Schurger, Fédérale, Lausanne, Consciousness and Free Will

Published 07/14/16

2016 TSC - PL4 - Tsuchiya, Brown, Hohwy, Five Roads to Consciousness (2)

Published 07/14/16

2016 TSC - PL3 - Deepak Chopra, David Chalmers, Keynote - Consciousness and Reality

Published 07/13/16

2016 TSC - PL2 - Tanzi, Atasoy, Bandyopadhyay, Brain Biology

Published 07/13/16

2016 TSC - PL1 - Dehaene, Seth, Hameroff, Five Roads to Consciousness

Published 07/13/16

2016 TSC - East vs. West, Part. 2

Published 07/13/16

2016 TSC - Deepak Chopra & Rudolph Tanzi, "Super Genes"

Published 07/12/16

2016 TSC - East vs. West, Panel Discussion

Published 07/12/16

2016 TSC - East vs. West, Part. 3

Published 07/12/16

2016 TSC - East vs. West, Part. 1

Published 07/12/16

2016 TSC - Stuart Hameroff, East vs. West

Published 07/12/16

2012 TSC-PL11 - Carhart, Harris, Maclean, Consciousness and Hallucinogens

Published 08/18/15

2012 TSC - PL10 - Gruber, Gur, Isham, Lee, Time and Brain, Part 2

Published 08/18/15

2012 TSC - PL10 - Gruber, Gur, Isham, Lee, Time and Brain, Part 1

Published 08/18/15

2012 TSC-PL9 - Goff, Jack, O'Regan, The Explanatory Gap, Part 3

Published 08/18/15

2012 TSC-PL9 - Goff, Jack, O'Regan, The Explanatory Gap, Part 2

Published 08/18/15

2012 TSC-PL9 - Goff, Jack, O'Regan, The Explanatory Gap, Part 1

Published 08/18/15

2012 TSC-PL8 - Bern, Feeling The Future

Published 08/17/15

2012 TSC-PL7 - Kish, Moss, Thaler, Echolocation and Consciousness

Published 08/17/15

2012 TSC- PL6 - Laurey, Identifying the Brain's Awareness, Part 2

Published 08/17/15

2012 TSC- PL6 - Laurey, Identifying the Brain's Awareness, Part 1

Published 08/17/15

2012 TSC-PL5, Block, Hakwan Lau, Rosenthal, Hot or Not, Part 2

Published 08/17/15

2012 TSC-PL5, Block, Hakwan Lau, Rosenthal, Hot or Not, Part 1

Published 08/17/15

2012 TSC-PL4 - Biyu, Hameroff, Walling, Fractal Consciousness

Published 08/17/15

2012 TSC-PL3 - Kentridge, Prinz, Attention Without Awareness

Published 08/17/15

2012 TSC-PL2 - Boly, Mashour, Zadra, Searching for Consciousness

Published 08/17/15

2012 TSC-PL1 - Blackmore, Chopra, Kafatos, Mlodinow, War of the Worldviews, Part 2

Published 08/17/15

2012 TSC-PL1 - Blackmore, Chopra, Kafatos, Mlodinow, War of the Worldviews, Part 1

Published 08/17/15

2012 TSC-W-Chopra - Neuroscience of Enlightenment, Part 2

Published 08/04/15

2012 TSC-W-Chopra - Neuroscience of Enlightenment, Part 1

Published 08/04/15

2012 TSC Conference - Chalmers, D - Zombie Blues

Published 08/03/15

Sir Roger Penrose & Stuart Hameroff On How Quantum Vibrations in "Microtubules" Corroborates the Theory of Consciousness

Published 03/05/15

2014 TSC-PL.12 - Panel: The Next 20 Years, April 26, 2014

Published 10/20/14

2014 TSC-PL 10 - Parnia, Mashour, Blackmore, April 26, 2014

Published 10/20/14

2014 TSC-PL 9 - Tegmark, Hameroff, Bandyopadhyay, April 25, 2014

Published 10/20/14

2014 TSC-PL5 - Baars, Markram, Deisseroth, April 24, 2014

Published 10/20/14

2014 TSC-PL4: Part 2, Goldstein, Searle, Chopra, April 23, 2014

Published 10/20/14

2014 TSC-PL4: Part 1, Goldstein, Searle, Chopra, April 23, 2014

Published 10/20/14

2014 TSC-PL3 - Sir Roger Penrose, Keynote: Consciousness & The Laws of Physics, April 23, 2014

Published 10/20/14

2014 TSC-PL1 - Chalmers, Dennett, Hoffman, April 22, 2014

Published 10/20/14

2014 TSC-Workshop - Deepak Chopra: The Reality Problem: Can Science be Enlightened? April 2014

Published 10/20/14

BBC Simulation of Orch OR Model of Consciousness

Published 10/10/14

Brain Mapping Symposium, The Human Brain Project: Unifying Our Understanding of the Human Brain, 04 24,2014

Published 07/21/14

Rapid Sampling of Brainwaves Clarifies the Fractal Nature of the EEG

Published 05/06/13

Scale-Free Brain Activity & Consciousness

Published 05/06/13

2012 TSC Conference - Hameroff, S - Fractal Scale-Free Consciousness

Published 05/06/13

Toward A Science of Consciousness Conference 2012

Published 03/13/12

Baseline Brain Energy

Published 12/21/10

Brain Dark Matter, Stuart Hameroff, MD

Published 12/21/10

Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Recent Developments in the Science of Consciousness, Stuart Hameroff, MD

Published 12/21/10

Stockholm Conference Information

Published 12/21/10

Electronic Transport Properties of a Single Microtubule

Published 11/09/10

Special Seminar: Introduction; Microtubules: Electric Oscillators in Living Cells

Published 11/09/10