[Comp-neuro] ASSC16, Brighton, Call for Abstracts

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ASSC16: ASSOCIATION FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF CONSCIOUSNESS
BRIGHTON, UK, JULY 02-06 2012
http://www.theassc.org/conferences_assc16

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS, DEADLINE FEB 15 2012
http://www.theassc.org/assc16_abstract_submission.  

ASSC16 is the 16th annual meeting of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness.  It will take place in Brighton, UK, from July 02-06, 2012. The 4 day meeting (plus 1 day of tutorial sessions) brings together leading researchers in neuroscience, psychology, cognitive science, philosophy, psychiatry, neurology,  and computer science in a forum dedicated to showcasing and advancing rigorous scientific approaches to understanding the nature, function, and underlying mechanisms of conscious experience. Attendees are drawn from researchers, clinicians, students at all levels, as well as the interested media and public. 

ASSC16 will be organized by the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science at the University of Sussex (www.sussex.ac.uk/sackler).  Brighton, affectionately known as ‘London by the sea’ is a popular international conference destination.  It is only 49 minutes by train from central London and just 30 minutes from Gatwick International Airport (LGW; there are also easy transport links from Heathrow).  Brighton is a small city with conference facilities, hotels, restaurants, pubs, transport links, and the beach all within easy walking distance. ASSC16 is will be held in the superb Dome and Corn Exchange theatre complex, in the heart of Brighton’s artistic & cultural quarter (http://www.brightondome.org/). 

ASSC16 abstracts: General submission for abstracts for ASSC16 is now open. The deadline for abstract submission is 15 February 2012.  All abstracts will be carefully considered by the ASSC16 scientific committee; accepted abstracts will be allocated either a poster presentation, or an oral presentation slot in one of the concurrent sessions. Any person may present just one submission but may be a co-author on more than one.  For more details, please see http://www.theassc.org/assc16_abstract_submission.  

ASSC16 keynote speakers: Victor Lamme (University of Amsterdam), Tim Bayne (University of Oxford), Tania Singer (Max Planck, Leipzig), Geraint Rees (University College London), and Josef Perner (University of Salzburg).  We are also delighted to announce a special lecture from Christof Koch (Caltech).

ASSC16 plenary symposia: (1) Consciousness fading: key mechanisms of anesthesia-induced loss-of-consciousness.  Andreas Engel (Chair), Gernot Supp, Melanie Boly, Emery Brown. (2) Bringing the in-depth body to the surface: Interoception, awareness, and prediction:  Manos Tsakiris (Chair), Hugo Critchley, Jim Hopkins (3) Perceptual consciousness and cognitive access. Ned Block (Chair), Ilja Sligte, Jerome Sackur, James Stazicker. (4) Balancing the self: Vestibular contributions to self-consciousness: Christophe Lopez (Chair), Bigna Lenggenhager, Gabriella Bottini

Conference registration will open after the abstract submission deadline. On behalf of the local organizing committee, we look forward to welcoming you to Brighton in 2012!

Anil Seth (programme chair)
Zoltan Dienes (scientific committee chair)

--  Dr. Anil Seth Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science Dept of Informatics, University of Sussex www.anilseth.com www.sussex.ac.uk/sackler