[Comp-neuro] ASSC16 consciousness conference, early registration deadline May 10th

Call for registration:

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

Early registration for ASSC16 will end on MAY 10 2012. http://www.theassc.org/assc16_registration.  Spaces are limited for tutorials and the conference dinner, so register early to ensure you get your preferred choices and save money too!

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.  (Please note that ASSC16 does not clash with London olympics!)

A one-day satellite symposium on 'Neuropsychiatry and Consciousness: Bringing Consciousness Science to the Clinic' will take place on July 7th, at the Sussex University campus (see http://www.theassc.org/conferences_assc16).  This event requires separate registration.

ASSC16 is part what will be a true citywide celebration of consciousness science.  The headline event will be a free-entry one-day public-event on consciousness science, on June 30th, featuring a wide range of interactive exhibits:  http://www.consciousnessexpo.co.uk. Other informal events engaging both academics and the general public will take place throughout the week at various locations in Brighton.

ASSC16 is 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 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/).   Accommodation details can be found on the the main conference webpages (http://www.theassc.org/conferences_assc16).

Oral and poster presentations, drawn from over 400 high-quality submissions, will complement the exciting plenary programme below (a full programme will be available shortly):

Keynote speakers:

Victor Lamme (University of Amsterdam, President)

Josef Perner (University of Salzburg)

Geriant Rees (University College London)

Tania Singer (Max Planck Institute, Leipzig)

Tim Bayne (University of Oxford)

Christof Koch (Caltech, Special Lecture)

Plenary symposia:

1. Consciousness fading: key mechanisms of anaesthesia-induced loss-of-consciousness

Andreas Engel (Chair), Gernott 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, Gabriela Bottini

Tutorials:

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Devin Terhune: A primer on experimental hypnosis research

8. Jamie Ward, Thomas Wright: Sensory substitution

Please direct any enquiries about ASSC16 to D.Schwartzman-at-sussex.ac.uk.  

On behalf of the local organizing committee, we look forward to welcoming you to Brighton in July!

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

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