[koglist] Fwd: The 20th Toward a Science of Consciousness conference (TSC)

Feladó: Center for CONSCIOUSNESS STUDIES <center(a)email.arizona.edu> Dátum: 2012. augusztus 14. 1:38:35 CEST Címzett: pleh(a)cogsci.bme.hu Tárgy: The 20th Toward a Science of Consciousness conference (TSC) Válaszcím: Center for CONSCIOUSNESS STUDIES <center(a)email.arizona.edu> Announcement and Call for Abstracts The 20th Annual Conference 'Toward a Science of Consciousness' March 3-9, 2013 East/West Views on Brain, Mind and Reality Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, India Co-sponsored by Centre for Consciousness Studies, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, India Center for Consciousness Studies, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA The 20th Toward a Science of Consciousness conference (TSC) will be held from March 3 to 9, 2013 at Dayalbagh Educational Institute in Agra, India, home of the Taj Mahal. Toward a Science of Consciousness is an interdisciplinary conference covering rigorous approaches to the understanding of conscious awareness, and our place in the universe. Since 1994, TSC conferences have been held in even-numbered years in Tucson, Arizona, sponsored and organized by the Center for Consciousness Studies at the University of Arizona. In odd-numbered years TSC conferences have been held at various locations around the world (1995 Naples, Italy; 1997 Elsinore, Denmark; 1999 Tokyo, Japan; 2001, Skovde, Sweden; 2003 Prague, Czech Republic; 2005 Copenhagen, Denmark; 2007 Budapest, Hungary; 2009 Hong Kong, China; 2011 Stockholm, Sweden. Themes/Topics for TSC 2013 in Agra, India will include: How real is perceived reality? What is the place of consciousness in the universe? What scales of brain activity are critical for consciousness? Is quantum brain biology relevant to consciousness? Cosmology and Eastern spiritual views Brain diseases and consciousness Bayesian, quantum Bayesian and non-computable choices Quantum information and consciousness Consciousness and medical therapies Speakers will include (tentative) Anirban Bandyopadhyay, Ovidou Brazdau, Deepak Chopra, Travis Craddock, Jack Ellis, Chris Fields, Rocco Gennaro, Vahe Gurzadyan, John Hagelin, Stuart Hameroff, A. Horatschek, Menas Kafatos, Subhash Kak, Sid Kouider, Stephen Laureys, Sangeetha Menon, AK Mukhopadhyay, Paavo Pylkkanen, Peter Roe, Joy Sen, Daniel Sheehan, N. Srinivasan, Rudy Tanzi, Jack Tuszynski, Peter Walling Pre-Conference Workshops A special pre-conference workshop will be given by Dr. Deepak Chopra. Submissions for pre-conference workshops may be submitted, due September 15. Submissions for conference talks and posters are due October 15, with notifications by November 15 or sooner. Support for Indian visa will be provided. For registration, abstract submission, travel, lodging, side trips and visa information see http://www.dei.ac.in/ConferenceWeb/tsc2013/consciousness.html TSC 2013 AGRA - Abstract Submission and Registration - click here TSC 2013 AGRA - General Conference Information Website - click here India Contact: tsc2013dei(a)gmail.com To remove your email address from our mailing list, click here