‘The Science of Consciousness’ Conference | April 2-7, 2018
‘The Science of Consciousness’ Conference | April 2-7, 2018Loews Ventana Canyon Resort – Tucson, Arizona              ÂÂThe Science of Consciousness (‘TSC’) is an interdisciplinary conference emphasizing broad and rigorous approaches to all aspects of the study and understanding of conscious awareness. Topical areas include neuroscience, philosophy, psychology, language, biology, quantum physics, meditation, altered states, machine consciousness, the nature of reality, culture and experiential phenomenology.ÂÂHeld annually since 1994, the conference is hosted by the Center for Consciousness Studies at the University of Arizona, and alternates yearly between Tucson, Arizona and various locations around the world.ÂPLENARY PROGRAM 2018ÂTUESDAY – APRIL 32:00 pm – 4:10 pm  ÂPLENARY 1 (PL1)  Consciousness and Psychedelics                                 Â    Robin Carhart Harris, Imperial College, London    ÂJimo Borjigin, University of MichiganAnil K. Seth, University of SussexÂÂWEDNESDAY – APRIL 4  Â8:30 am -10:40 am  ÂPLENARY 2 (PL2) Language and Our Inner VoiceCharles Fernyhough, Durham University     ÂRiny Huijbregts, Utrecht University  ÂAndrea Moro, IUSS School for Advanced Studies  ÂÂ11:10 am – 12:30 pm  ÂPLENARY 3 (PL 3) Cognitive and Consciousness Enhancement TechnologyPatti Maes, MIT Media LabSteven Gullans, Cleveland Clinic, Excel Medical Ventures  ÂÂ2:00 pm to 4:10 pm   ÂPLENARY 4 (PL4) Neural Correlates of Consciousness: Where, When and How?   ÂGeorge Mashour, University of Michigan                     Â                     Hakwan Lau, UCLA    ÂUta Noppenay, University of BirminghamÂTHURSDAY – APRIL 5          Â 8:30 am – 10:40 am  ÂPLENARY 5 (PL5) Physics and Consciousness I Lucien Hardy, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics     ÂRobert Alfano, City College of New York ÂChristoph Simon, University of Calgary  Â Â11:10 am – 12:30 pm  ÂPLENARY 6 (PL6) Language, Evolution and ConsciousnessNoam Chomsky, University of Arizona                      Â                       Thomas Bever, University of Arizona    ÂMassimo Piatelli Palmarini, University of ArizonaÂ2:00 pm – 4:45 pm  ÂPLENARY 7 (PL7) Origin and Evolution of Life and Consciousness   ÂSteen Rasmussen, University of Southern Denmark, Sante Fe Institute     ÂStuart Kauffman, Sante Fe Institute   ÂSara Walker, Arizona State UniversityBruce Damer, UC Santa Cruz  ÂÂFRIDAY – APRIL 6          Â8:30 am – 10:40 am  ÂPLENARY 8 (PL8) Physics and Consciousness II   ÂGeorge F.R. Ellis, University of Cape TownÂAnirban Bandyopadhyay, NIMS, Japan, IIIR, IndiaTBAÂ11:10 am to 12:30 pm   ÂPLENARY 9 (PL9) Keynote – The ‘Meta-Problem’ of Consciousness                ÂDavid Chalmers, New York UniversityÂ2:00 pm – 4:10 pm  ÂPLENARY 10 (PL10)   Idealism, Panpsychism and Pan-Protopsychism   ÂDeepak Chopra, Chopra Foundation, UCSD  ÂHedda Hassel Morch, New York UniversityStuart Hameroff, University of ArizonaÂSATURDAY – APRIL 7          Â9:00 – 11:10 am   ÂPLENARY 11 (PL11) How Do Anesthetics Act to Selectively Prevent Consciousness?  ÂM. Bruce Maciver, Stanford University      ÂRobert Pearce, University of WisconsinRod Eckenhoff, University of PennsylvaniaTravis Craddock, Nova Southeastern UniversityÂ12:00 pm to 1:20 pm  ÂPLENARY 12 (PL12) Perceptual Integration and Disintegration       ÂLadan Shams, UCLA     ÂAnthony Hudetz, University of Michigan Â2:30 pm – 4:40 pm ÂPLENARY 13 (PL13) Artificial Intelligence and Machine Consciousness   ÂPaul Werbos, National Science Foundation   ÂDavid Hanson, Hanson RoboticsÂJulia Mossbridge, IONS ÂSophia the Humanoid Hanson RobotWORKSHOPS – (Optional)ÂMONDAY April 2 (Session 1) – 9:00 am – 1:00 pmLanguage, Evolution and Consciousness – T. Bever, N. Chomsky, M. Palmarini-Piatelli and othersMapping the Field of Consciousness Studies – A. CombsInner Experiences High Fidelity – R. Hurlburt, E. SchwitzgebelDEI East West Forum (part 1) P. Satsangi, V. Sahni and othersÂMONDAY April 2 (Session 2) – 2:00 pm – 6:00 pmPhilosophical Theories of Consciousness – R. GennaroQuantum Biology – J. Tuszynski, A. Bandyopadhyay, S. Hameroff, othersConsciousness, Pain and Addiction – T. Vanderah, M. Ibrahim, A. Patwardhan, L. Ditmanson,M. Zepprich, R. GelbConsciousness Hacking – J. Sanguinetti, M. SiegelDEI East West Forum (Part 2)ÂTUESDAY April 3 (Session 3) –  9:00 am – 12:30 pm (morning session only)Network Science and Consciousness –  U. Lee, A. Hudetz, G. Mashour, D. PalFree Will, Agency and Consciousness – P. Pylkkanen, J. Wallezek, G. MusserInterfacing with Non-Ordinary States – P. Maes, J. Amores, A. Horowitz, MIT Media LabAI/Robotics, Paul Verschure, Hanson RoboticsTime and Consciousness – C. Montemayor, H. Atmanspacher and othersCo-Sponsors:                                                                  ÂThe Center for Consciousness Studies, University of Arizona, Tucson             ÂThe Center for Consciousness Science, University of Michigan, Ann ArborÂTSC 2018 Program Committee:                   Â                                                                       Chair: Stuart Hameroff, Co-Chairs: Tom Bever, George Mashour                      Â          John JB Allen, Harald Atmanspacher, Abi Behar-Montefiore, Betsy Bigbee, Alvin Clark,ÂMary Peterson, Eve Isham, James Tagg, Erik Viirre, Nancy Woolf, Jay Sanguinetti, Paavo Pylkkanen  ÂÂÂTSC 2018 | CONFERENCE LINKSÂREGISTRATIONOnline Abstract Submission system. Standard and Student Rates Available.https://eagle.sbs.arizona.
edu/sc/ Previous registrants who have TSC accounts may simply login to their accounts, fill out a badge request andcontinue to the abstract submission process or payment process.New to TSC?  Click here and open a basic registration record.Questions:   [email protected]ÂÂVENUELoews Ventana Canyon HotelHotel Link Now OPEN  (Special rate for conference registrants only)Early rate $109 night, based on availability, before February 17) Â
