[Comp-neuro] Francis Crick Memorial Conference, July 7 2012

Francis Crick Memorial Conference
July 7 2012 - University of Cambridge, UK
ADVANCE REGISTRATION ENDS MAY 31
SPACE IS LIMITED. For discounted registration, enter the code OCNSFCMC at http://fcmconference.org/#register
Registration includes meals at Churchill College.

Confirmed Speakers include:

Christof Koch (Caltech & Allen Brain Institute)
Stephen Hawking (Cambridge)
Philip Low (NeuroVigil, Stanford University, MIT)
Bruno van Swinderen (Queensland)
David Edelman (Neurosciences Institute)
Diana Reiss (Hunter College, CUNY)
Donald Pfaff (Rockefeller University)
Ryan Remedios (Caltech)
Harvey Karten (UCSD)
Franz Vollenweider (University of Zurich)
Naotsugu Tsuchiya (Monash University)
Melanie Boly (University of Liège)
Steven Laureys (University of Liège)

The Francis Crick Memorial Conference, focusing on "Consciousness in Humans and Non-Human Animals", aims to provide a purely data-driven perspective on the neural correlates of consciousness. The most advanced quantitative techniques for measuring and monitoring consciousness will be presented, with the topics of focus ranging from exploring the properties of neurons deep in the brainstem, to assessing global cerebral function in comatose patients. Model organisms investigated will span the species spectrum from flies to rodents, humans to birds, elephants to dolphins, octopuses to primates, and will be approached from the viewpoint of three branches of biology: anatomy, physiology, and behavior. Until animals have their own storytellers, humans will always have the most glorious part of the story, and with this proverbial concept in mind, the symposium will address the notion that humans do not alone possess the neurological faculties that constitute consciousness as it is presently understood.

For any questions, please contact secretariat@fcmconference.org

Philip

Philip Low, PhD
NeuroVigil, Inc., Founder, Chairman & C.E.O. http://www.neurovigil.com
Adjunct Professor, Stanford School of Medicine
Research Affiliate, MIT Media Lab
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