TOWARD A SCIENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS 2014

Pre-Conference Workshops

MONDAY MORNING    April 21, 2014     

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM        5 workshops

Workshop Name                                                                                       Room

DEI East-West Forum    part 1                       SABINO

East:   P. Sriramam S. Roy, V. Sahni,  A.K. Mukhopadhyay, B. D. Dhir, P.S. Satsangi

West: R. Gennaro, J. Barrell, J. Tuszynski,  P. Pylkkanen, S. Hameroff

Forum Coordinator : Dr. Bani Dayal Dhir;  Forum Organizer : Dr. Vishal Sahni, Dayalbagh Educational Institute 

.Eastern spiritual traditions and Western science converge in a series of talks and discussions.

Live 2-way video hookup with Dayalbagh Educational Institute (DEI), Agra, India 

Links to East-West Forum Abstracts (will be printed as a group in the TSC abstract book)

1. DEI - Final Vision and Plenary Talks       

2.  Final Oral Abstracts     

3.  DEI Final Poster Abstracts

 East-West Forum Poster Session  5:00-7:00 PM                   VENTANA                     

Microtubules and Quantum Biology                  MADERA         

Sir Roger Penrose, Stuart Hameroff, Jack Tuszynski,

Travis Craddock, Anirban Banyopadhyay

.quantum vibrations in microtubules support the controversial Orch OR theory, and provide a basis for EEG

as ‘beat frequencies’ of intra-neuronal dynamics

Sleights of Mind:                                               CANYON A     

The Illusory Nature of Perception and Deception                        

Stephen L. Macknik

.how our brain constructs - rather than reconstructs - the world we see, featuring exciting,

novel illusions by the best magicians of the new millennium

Nondual Awareness and the                             CANYON B

Unity of Consciousness:   Experience and Research   

Zoran Josipovic, Judith Blackstone

contemplative experiences describe a unity transcending self-object dichotomy. Neuroimaging reveals possible

mechanisms for nondual awareness

Toward a Standardized                                    CANYON C

Curriculum of Consciousness Studies                                     

Allan Combs, Jeffery Martin and others TBA

.how to build, and receive institutional approval for college and graduate level courses for a

well-rounded course in consciousness studies

MONDAY AFTERNOON      April 21, 2014      

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm         5 Workshops

DEI East-West Forum / part 2                           SABINO

Poster Set up -  after lunch                         

  DEI Poster Session  5:00 PM -7:00 PM     VENTANA       

New Discoveries in Consciousness Science     MADERA

Bernard J. Baars

..a survey of new developments regarding consciousness and coma, brain stimulation, cognitive enhancers, sleep,

emotion, oscillations, brain ‘hubs’ and global workspace theory

Neuroscience of Music, Consciousness & Therapy    CANYON  A

Alexander Graur, Giuseppe Vitiello

.how does music relate to consciousness, and vice versa? Applications of Music Integration Neurotherapy TM   to mood,

personality and sleep disorders

"First-Person Methods: Philosophers'                CANYON  B

Dreams or  Researchers' Nightmares?"                

Jennifer Windt, Sascha Benjamin Fink

..first person introspection meets the science of dreams and spatial navigation.

Try the ‘feelSpace belt’ to augment spatial  orientation

Preserving Consciousness:                                 CANYON  C

How a Missing Science of Consciousness Hobble s Life-Saving Medical Research

Kenneth Hayworth, Randal Koene, Max More

...the age old dream of preserving consciousness after bodily death is bolstered by new initiatives in brain mapping,

cryonics and other technologies. Three authorities boldly face the challenges of ‘mind uploading’

MONDAY EVENING    April 21, 2014   

7:30 - 10:30 PM      2 Workshops

The Reality Problem:                                          MADERA-PIMA

Can Science Become Enlightened?      

Deepak Chopra

..since the quantum revolution, the solid, tangible nature of reality has been undermined. Nevertheless, Western

science and philosophy place the physical world as primary, with consciousness secondary. In Eastern traditions such

 as Vedanta, the situation is reversed. Which came first, consciousness or reality?

Brain Stimulation                                                  CANYON  A                 

W.J. Tyler 

..noninvasive brain stimulation includes transcranial magnetic, direct current and ultrasound (TMS, tDCS, TUS).
Applications for neurological, psychiatric, cognitive enhancement and experiential entertainment will be presented.
Attendees are invited to a post-workshop ‘brain stim social’ at a nearby venue, sponsored by Neurotrek.

TUESDAY MORNING    April 22, 2014    

9:00 am -1:00 pm       6 Workshops

From Phenomenology to                                          SABINO

Consciousness and Back:     

Integrated Information Theory (IIT) 3.0

Giulio Tononi

.IIT is based on phenomenological axioms and ontological postulates (information, integration, exclusion, and    

compositionality in which an experience is an irreducible conceptual structure, allowing quantified levels of consciousnes

in wakefulness, sleep,anesthesia, and disorders of consciousness

Quantum Cognition                                                MADERA

Harald Atmanspacher, Peter Bruza, Peter beim Graben, Paavo Pylkkänen

...cognition more closely follows quantum mathematical principles than classical, e.g. non-commutativity,
bistable perception, choice as quantum state reduction, entanglement and complementarity. Irrespective of quantum

biology, do quantum principles account for cognition?

The Healthy Human Mind                                        CANYON A                                             

Tibetan Lamas and The Science of the Stream of Consciousness;

Research on the nature of the healthy human mind

amongst Tibetan Lamas in South and Central Asia South and Central Asia

Henry Vyner

...22 years of research and free healthcare amongst Tibetan lamas in South and Central Asia indicate that the egoless

mind is far healthier than the egocentric mind, and generate a descriptive taxonomy of both the egocentric and egoless

stream of consciousness.

Theatre, Literature and Consciousness                 CANYON B             

Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe, Harry Youtt

...the experience of theatre and literature, encompassing both creative and receptive processes, can be better understood

  on the basis of consciousness studies. Conversely, subjective experience at the core of theatre and literature can provide

insights in first-person approaches.

Philosophical Theories                                           CANYON C  

of Consciousness   

Rocco Gennaro, Josh Weisberg

...dualism e.g. substance dualism, property dualism, and epiphenomenalism as well as nonreductive (but also nondualist)

neutral monism and panpsychism will be compared with materialist identity theory, eliminative materialism, functionalism

and representationalism

Expanded States Through Shamanic Wisdom        VENTANA

Francoise Bourzat

while Western Psychology addresses dysfunction by strengthening the ego and addressing psycho-emotional

trauma, Shamanic methods seek to unlock the unlimited potential of the psyche with expanded states of consciousness
based on preparation and integration

WEDNESDAY EVENING   April 23, 2014 

6:30 - 11:00 pm   1 workshop - full / off-site           

Nightwalking’ -

Peripheral Vision for Peak Experience                    Off site

Nelson Zink, Petra Stoerig       

...utilizing only peripheral vision to navigate ‘nightwalking’ reportedly leads to peak, or optimal experience. Nightwalking

pioneer Nelson Zink and ‘blindsight’ neuroscientist Petra Stoerig lead a special workshop in the Sonoran desert 

Buses leave at 6:30, and return at 11:00 pm. (Note: This event is rigorous and challenging, and

participation is limited)  Feliz Paseos Park

Workshop Fees

Monday and Tuesday 4 hour sessions:

Half Day/4 Hour - Morning, Afternoon and Evening Sessions:

TSC Conference Registrants      $75      

Workshop Only for Non-conference Registrants     $125

East West Forum:

Full Day Morning, Afternoon - East West Forum

TSC Conference Registrants   $100      

Workshop Only for Non-conference Registrants      $150

Wednesday Trip/Field Study   - FULL

limited to conference registrants, 25-30 ppl max    contact center@u.arizona.edu                 

open to general conference registrants based on availability   $100