ASSC 16

The 16th annual meeting of the ASSC

University of Sussex, Brighton, UK

Dates:  July 2-6 2012

Abstract Submission is now open (EXTENDED/FINAL DEADLINE FEB 29 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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