Toward a Science of Consciousness 2010   April 13-17, 2010

Plenary program opens Tuesday April 13 at 1:45 pm

Sponsored by
The Center for Consciousness Studies, The University of Arizona
www.consciousness.arizona.edu

The ninth biennial Tucson conference Toward a Science of Consciousness
will take place April 12-17, 2010 at the Tucson Convention Center and Hotel
Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. Known for rigorous, inter-disciplinary
and broad-ranging approaches to conscious experience, the Tucson
conference will again include Pre-Conference Workshops, Plenary and Keynote
Sessions, Concurrent Talk Sessions, Poster Presentations, Technical Demos, Art
Exhibit, Experiential Workshops, Side Trips, Social Events, Book and Exhibitor
Booths, and for the first time, late night Club Consciousness.

Keynote Speakers

Antonio Damasio - The Conscious Self
Karl Deisseroth - Circuits of the Mind
Marcus Raichle - Brain Dark Matter - Default Networks
Robert J. Sawyer - Consciousness in Science Fiction
Robert G. Shulman - Brain Energy Supports the State of Consciousness

Plenary Sessions

Plenary speakers will include

PLENARY 1  William James Centennial

Eugene Taylor

Bernard J. Baars

Bruce Mangan

PLENARY 2 - KEYNOTE

Marcus Raichle - Brain Dark Matter - Default Networks

Robert G. Shulman - Brain Energy Supports the State of Consciousness

PLENARY 3   Body Consciousness

Henrik Ehrsson

Frederique DeVignemont

PLENARY 4   Machine Consciousness

Dharmendra Modha

David Chalmers

Ben Goertzel

PLENARY 5  Cross-Modal Conscious Perception

Patricia Lynne Duffy

Barry Stein

Casey O'Callaghan

Michael Proulx

PLENARY 6 - KEYNOTE

Karl Deisseroth - Circuits of the Mind

PLENARY 7   Consciousness Transformation

Cassie Vieten

Jeffery Martin

Za Rinpoche

PLENARY 8  - KEYNOTE

Antonio Damasio - The Conscious Self

PLENARY 9  Theories of Consciousness

Sid Kouider

Galen Strawson

Marc Ebner

PLENARY 10 NCC - New Directions in Research

Michal Gruberger

Anirban Bhandyophyay 

Moran Cerf

Adrienne Prettyman

PLENARY 11 - KEYNOTE

Robert J. Sawyer - Consciousness in Science Fiction

PLENARY 12   Mind Wandering /Stimulus-Independent Thought

Jonathan Schooler

Malia Mason

J. Smallwood

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

POSTER SESSIONS

 

Pre-Conference Workshops - April 12 and 13, 2010
Tucson Convention Center and Hotel Arizona

Monday April 12
9 am to 1 pm

Lucid Dreaming - Theory and Practice
Stephen Laberge

Selective attention
Christof Koch

Western Introspectionism
Eric Schwitzgebel, Russell Hurlburt

Transforming Consciousness: Personal Mythology, Neuroscience,
and Organizational Culture (Part 1 - Part 2 Monday afternoon)
Frank Echenhoffer, Stanley Krippner, Sunil Ahuja, Stacey Sterling

Research on Psychedelics Moves into the Mainstream. How to Use Psychedelics
Wisely and Well (Part 1 - Part 2 Monday afternoon)
James Fadiman, Thomas B. Roberts

Biofeedback, Mindfulness and Consciousness: An Interactive Approach
Keya Maitra, Connie Schrader

Monday April 12, 2 pm to 6 pm

Voices, Visions, Dreams, and the Limits of Consciousness: Explaining Anomalous
Neurological Phenomena Through the Work of Julian Jaynes
Brian McVeigh, Marcel Kuijsten

Imaging and fMRI analysis of Transcendental Meditation
David Hubbard, Alarik Arenander

Neural Basis of Suppression, Repression and Dissociation
Heather Berlin, Michael C. Anderson

A Victorian's Guide To Consciousness: James, Myers, and The Fin De Siecle
Gang - Then and Now (Part 1) Stanley Krippner, Arthur Hastings, Allan
Combs, Pim Van Lommel, Adrian Parker, Jonathan Bricklin, Gary E. Schwartz

Update on Microtubules and Quantum Biology (Part 1)
Jack Tuszynski, Stuart Hameroff, Travis Craddock, Anirban Bandyopadyay, Gustav Bernroider, Nancy Woolf

Psychedelics in Mainstream Part 2

Transforming Consciousness Part 2

Yoga Asanas as Tools for Transforming Consciousness
Siegfried Bleher

 

Tuesday Morning April 13, 9 am to 1 pm

Experimenting with endogenous experience
Abraham Zangen, Talma Hendler

New Evidence for Conscious Global Broadcasting in the Brain
Bernard J Baars, Katie McGovern

Why Synesthesia Matters: Art, Science and Spirituality
Sean Day, Patricia Lynne Duffy, Carol Steen, Maureen Seaberg (Moderator)

Philosophical Theories of Consciousness
Josh Weisberg, Uriah Kriegel

Update on Microtubules and Quantum Biology (Part 2)

Victorian's Guide Part 2

Imperience: Effecting Self-Transformation through Pranahuti Aided Meditation
K. Madhava, K. Mannur, S. Bhamidipati, B.S. Murty, N.V. Raghava Rao, W. Zeng

 

 

Social Events

Tuesday April 13, 2010, 7 pm - 10 pm
Welcome Party, Hotel Arizona

Tuesday April 13, 2010, 10:00 pm - 11:30 pm
Club Consciousness I, Leo Rich Theater
Jeff Warren - The Wheel of Consciousness

Wednesday April 14, 2010, 10 pm - 11:30 pm
Club Consciousness II, Club Congress (Hotel Congress)
Stand-up Consciousness Comedy/Music

Thursday April 15, 2010, 6 pm - 10 pm
Conference Banquet
Westin La Paloma Hotel and Resort

Friday April 16, 2010, 10 pm - 11:30 pm
Club Consciousness III, Leo Rich Theater
Poetry Slam, Zombie Blues, Talent Show

Saturday April 17, 2010
End-of-Consciousness Party - Saturday April 17, 2010, 8 pm till..??
Maynards at the Depot

Hospitality Suite
Hotel Arizona, Location and times TBA

Side Trips

Thursday afternoon, April 15, 2010


For details and exact times see www.consciousness.arizona.edu

Sabino Canyon Nature Walk and Tram Tour

Desert Jeep Adventure

San Xavier Mission and Historic Tucson Tour

Mt. Lemmon, The Santa Catalina Mountains and Nature Walk

Contact: Abi Behar-Montefiore, Manager, Center for Consciousness Studies,
University of Arizona
center@u.arizona.edu

Conference Program Committee
Stuart Hameroff - Co-chair
David Chalmers - Co-chair
Bernard Baars
Anthony Freeman
Al Kaszniak
Christof Koch
Uriah Kriegel
Hakwan Lau
Marilyn Schlitz

TSC 2010 Conference Abstract Submission System is OPEN
www.consciousness.arizona.edu

Schedule of Deadlines -- Tentative

December 31 Abstracts Due
January 10 Decisions
February 1 Early Registration Due

Feb 20        Presenter Abstracts/Registrations Due
March 1 Final Edits/Abstracts Due

Toward a Science of Consciousness 2010
April 12-17, 2010


Plenary program opens Tuesday April 13 at 1:45 pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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