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Steven Laureys takes a clinical look at consciousness

What’s happening in the brains of severely brain injured patients? Steven Laureys wants to know. He’s done groundbreaking work in identifying the “minimally conscious” state, as differentiated from vegetative states. This has profound...

There’s an easier way to manipulate that person

What makes a killer? UC Irvine neuroscientist Dr. James Fallon has unique insight into the brains of psychopaths – one that surprised him, and provides us with a compelling demonstration of nature vs nuture… or is it nature and nuture? 400 people packed...

Science and Consciousness: Focusing on the Brain

Dr. Christof Koch (Chief Scientist and President of the Allen Institute for Brain Science) joined the Mind Science Foundation on Oct 5, 2017 to present at Plugged In: Emerging Technologies and the Future of Being Human. Join us as he explores the neural correlates of...

The Psychopath Inside

What makes a killer? UC Irvine neuroscientist Dr. James Fallon has unique insight into the brains of psychopaths – one that surprised him, and provides us with a compelling demonstration of nature vs nuture… or is it nature and nuture? 400 people packed...
Why Study Consciousness?

Why Study Consciousness?

Why are top scientists increasingly interested in researching human consciousness? Because the quest to solve the puzzle of human consciousness – the very essence of our being – is one of the great problems of modern science. For 2000 years, the questions...

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