BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Grails iCalendar plugin//NONSGML Grails iCalendar plugin//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T135626Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120702T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120706T180000 SUMMARY:ASSC16: 16th Annual Meeting of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness UID:20260611T055802Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Brighton\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:

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!)

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 &lsquo\;London by the sea&rsquo\; 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&rsquo\;s artistic &\; cultural quarter (http://www.brightondome.org/). \; \;Provisional registration fees are now shown at \;\nhttp://www.theassc.org/assc16_registration. \;\n\n
\n\nKeynote speakers:\nVictor Lamme (University of Amsterdam\, President)\nJosef Perner (University of Salzburg)\nGeriant Rees (University College London)\nTania Singer (Max Planck Institute\, Leipzig)\nTim Bayne (University of Oxford)\nChristof Koch (Caltech\, Special Lecture)\n
\nPlenary symposia:\n

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  1. Consciousness fading: key mechanisms of anaesthesia-induced loss-of-consciousness - \;Andreas Engel (Chair)\, Gernott Supp\, Melanie Boly\, Emery Brown
    2. \n
  2. Bringing the in-depth body to the surface: Interoception\, awareness\, and prediction - \;Manos Tsakiris (Chair)\, Hugo Critchley\, Jim Hopkins
    3. \n
  3. Perceptual consciousness and cognitive access - \;Ned Block (Chair)\, Ilja Sligte\, Jerome Sackur\, James Stazicker
    4. \n
  4. Balancing the self: Vestibular contributions to self-consciousness - \;Christophe Lopez (Chair)\, Bigna Lenggenhager\, Gabriela Bottini
    5. \n
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\nTutorials:\n
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  1. Heather Berlin\, Nicholas Medford: \;The phenomenology\, neurobiology\, and neurocognitive basis of depersonalization
    2. \n
  2. Sue Blackmore: \;Meditation and consciousness: Two ways meditation can contribute to consciousness science
    3. \n
  3. Olaf Blanke\, Thomas Metzinger: \;Towards a comprehensive theory of subjectivity and selfhood: Philosophy\, cognitive science\, neurology\, and neuroimaging
    4. \n
  4. Axel Cleeremans\, Morten Overgaard\, Bert Timmermans\, Ryan Scott: \;Behavioural methods to assess awareness
    5. \n
  5. Gustav Kuhn\, Ronald Rensink: \;The science of magic: Turning magic into science!
    6. \n
  6. James Laban\, Harutomo Hasegawa\, Keyoumars Ashkan: \;Neurosurgery and its role in studying consciousness
    7. \n
  7. Devin Terhune: \;A primer on experimental hypnosis research
    8. \n
  8. Jamie Ward: \;Sensory substitution
    9. \n
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\nPlease direct any enquiries about ASSC16 to \;D.Schwartzman-at-sussex.ac.uk.\n\n

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