CFP: Who Feels What?

International Scientific Conference on Neuroethics and Second Conference of the
Italian Society for Neuroethics (SINe)

Who Feels What?
Neuroethics among Brain, Mind, and Consciousness
Meetings on Neuroscience and Society, VII Edition

Padua – May 13th – 15th, 2015
University of Padua
Aula Cesare Musatti
School of Psychology, via Venezia 8


The Italian Society for Neuroethics is glad to announce the

Call for Papers

for the VII edition of the International Scientific Conference on Neuroethics, 

Who Feels What?
Neuroethics between Brain, Mind, and Consciousness

that will be held in Padua from May 13th to May 15th, 2015.



Keynote Speakers (among others)
Enrico Alleva, Cnr Roma
Jean-Pierre Changeux, College de France, Paris
Tim Crane, Cambridge University
John Glannon, Calgary University
John Harris, Manchester University
Marcello Massimini, Università degli Studi di Milano
Ingmar Persson, Oxford University
Massimo Reichlin, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milano
Pier Cesare Rivoltella, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano



Conference Topics

Contributions are open, however, papers on the mind-brain relationship, consciousness, pain, and neuroeducation will be particularly appreciated. Contributions can be experimental, theoretical, analytical, or critical works.


Submission Guidelines and Attendance

Participants can only send one contribution as first authors, but they can appear as second authors of other contributions. Abstracts must be submitted to [email protected], in either .doc or .pdf format. Authors should explicit their intention to submit a paper – as opposed to a poster.  Any request of information should also be sent to the same e-mail address. Abstracts must be ready for blind review. The submission files must contain only the title of the contribution, the abstract and the references. Abstracts should not exceed 300 words, plus 10 references records, which will not be considered in the words count. Abstracts can be written either in Italian or in English, according to the language chosen for the paper.

In the text of the e-mail authors should indicate their personal information:
- name and family name;
- affiliation (if any);
- areas of interest;
- date of birth;
- title of the paper;
- e-mail address;
- phone number.


Deadlines and Reviewing Process

The deadline for abstract submission is April 9th, 2015.
Notification of acceptance will be given by April 17th, 2015.

Abstracts will be subject to blind review. The Scientific Committee will be selected from members of the Italian Society for Neuroethics (http://societadineuroetica.it/).

Accepted papers will have 25 minutes for presentation, plus 10 minutes for discussion. 

All authors of selected papers, if attending, will have to subscribe to the Conference. The fee for the author presenting the paper will be 35 Euros. 



Conference Program

It will be possible to consult the Conference program, as soon as it is ready, on the website of the Italian Society for Neuroethics (http://societadineuroetica.it/).

Organizing Committee

Andrea Lavazza, Centro Universitario Internazionale, Arezzo
Giuseppe Sartori, Università di Padova
Alberto Oliverio, Università La Sapienza (SINe president)
Francesca Gnoato, Università di Padova

Organizing Secretary

Francesca Gnoato, Università di Padova
e-mail: [email protected]
Sarah Songhorian, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele
e-mail: [email protected]