ASSC 16

The 16th annual meeting of the ASSC

University of Sussex, Brighton, UK

Dates:  July 2-6 2012

Abstract Submission is now open (deadline Feb 15 2012)

Local organisers (chairs): Anil Seth, Zoltan Dienes
Local organisers (committee): Hugo Critchley, Nick Medford, Ryan Scott, Jamie Ward, Hazelle Woodhurst, David Schwartzman

Local contact: David Schwartzman

Host:  Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science at The University of Sussex in Brighton, UK. 

Venue: The conference will be held at the superlative Brighton Dome and Corn Exchange complex, in the heart of Brighton's cultural quarter.

Brighton is a popular seaside destination, cultural centre, and university town, only 45 minutes from Central London and only 30 minutes from Gatwick International Airport.   The city is well known for its vibrant scientific, artistic, and digital communities; its cafe and pub society, and the beauty of the surrounding countryside. Everything is in easy walking distance and in July the weather is good as well!

For information about the local area click here.

Keynote Speakers

• Victor Lamme, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

• Josef Perner, University of Salzburg

• Geraint Rees, University College London

• Tania Singer, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig

• Tim Bayne, University of Oxford

• Christof Koch, Caltech (special lecture)
  
  

Symposia

• Consciousness fading: key mechanisms of anaesthesia-induced loss-of-consciousness
  Andreas Engel (Chair), Gernott Supp, Melanie Boly, Emery Brown

• Bringing the in-depth body to the surface: Interoception, awareness, and prediction
  Manos Tsakiris (Chair), Hugo Critchley, Jim Hopkins

• Perceptual consciousness and cognitive access
  Ned Block (Chair), Ilja Sligte, Jerome Sackur, James Stazicker

• Balancing the self: Vestibular contributions to self-consciousness
  Christophe Lopez (Chair), Bigna Lenggenhager, Gabriela Bottini

Tutorials

• Heather Berlin, Nicholas Medford: The phenomenology, neurobiology, and neurocognitive basis of depersonalization

• Sue Blackmore: Meditation and consciousness: Two ways meditation can contribute to consciousness science

• Olaf Blanke, Thomas Metzinger: Towards a comprehensive theory of subjectivity and selfhood: Philosophy, cognitive science, neurology, and neuroimaging

• Axel Cleeremans, Morten Overgaard, Bert Timmermans, Ryan Scott: Behavioural methods to assess awareness

• Gustav Kuhn, Ronald Rensink: The science of magic: Turning magic into science!

• James Laban, Harutomo Hasegawa, Keyoumars Ashkan: Neurosurgery and its role in studying consciousness

• Devin Terhune: A primer on experimental hypnosis research

• Jamie Ward: Sensory substitution

Programme committee

• Zoltan Dienes, University of Sussex 

• Anil Seth , University of Sussex 

• Frederique de Vignemont, Institut Jean-Nicod, Paris 

• Amanda Barnier, Macquarie University, Sydney 

• Sid Kouider, Ecole Normale Superiuere, Paris

• David Edelman, The Neurosciences Institute, San Diego

• Katalin Farkas, Central European University, Budapest

• Joelle Proust, Institut Jean-Nicod, Paris

• Olaf Blanke, EPFL, Lausanne

• Olivia Carter, University of Melbourne

A short introduction to ASSC16, and a prospectus for prospective Exhibitors, are attached below.

If you require any further information please contact: David Schwartzman

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The ASSC William James Prize for Contributions to the Study of Consciousness

Every year one prize will be awarded for the most outstanding single published contribution to the empirical or philosophical study of consciousness by a graduate student or postdoctoral scholar/researcher that has obtained a PhD or other advanced degree within 5 years of the submission deadline (ie for the 2012 prize, that is after January 31st 2007). For a list of previous Prize winner's, please see here.

The deadline for the next Prize submission is: 31st of January 2012

The prize consists of:

• An award of $1000(USD)
• An invitation to present a plenary address at ASSC16, held in July 2012 in Sussex, UK (travel, accommodation, and registration paid by ASSC)
• A lifetime membership in ASSC

Nominations, including self nominations, should be sent to Axel Cleeremans at axcleer@ulb.ac.be (re: james prize). The nomination letter should include a brief statement as to why the contribution is outstanding, and for co-authored publications, there should be a statement describing the nominee's role. To be considered, the contribution must be published or accepted for publication and be written in English. Electronic copies in PDF format of the contribution and the nominee's CV should be attached to the nomination letter.

Prize Committee:

• Axel Cleeremans, University of Bruxelles (chair)
• David Rosenthal, CUNY Graduate Center, New York
• Michael Gazzaniga, University of California Santa Barbara
• Stanislas Dehaene, INSERM-CEA, France 

In case of potential conflict of interest stemming from a connection between an applicant and a member of the Prize Committee, that member of the committee will not participate in judging the application in question.

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