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9th Annual International Bioethics Forum
Taking the Measure of the Magic Mirror:
Toward a Science of Consciousness
April 22-23, 2010
Madison, WI
COORDINATORS:
BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute
Promega Corporation
OVERVIEW: What do you think about when you think about thinking, about experiencing? What is consciousness? Guided by leaders in their fields, including philosophy, physics, botany, neurochemistry, and contemplative practice, this year’s program is designed to allow participants to explore many dimensions of this fascinating - and elusive - topic:
1. What can we learn from thinkers of the past - how did they frame perception and reality?
2. Is quantum theory relevant to the study of consciousness?
3. What are entheogens and how have they contributed to our understanding of consciousness?
4. How have altered states of consciousness influenced human history, culture and institutions?
5. Can consciousness be defined by brain chemistry, and, if so, how?
6. What are we learning about health and well being from research efforts and clinical studies that examine the neural basis of altered states of consciousness?
7. What are the roles of mindfulness and meditation in the exploration and evolution of consciousness?
CONFIRMED PRESENTERS:
Roland Griffiths, Ph.D. (Professor of Behavioral Biology, Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)
Sean Kelly, Ph.D. (Professor, Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness, California Institute of Integral Studies)
William Linton (Chairman & CEO, Promega Corporation)
Dennis McKenna, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor, Center for Spirituality and Healing, University of Minnesota)
Michael Kometer, M.S. (Doctoral Candidate & Researcher, Neural Basis of Research Group, University of Zurich)
Antoine Lutz, Ph.D. (Associate Scientist, Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior, University of Wisconsin - Madison)
David E. Nichols, Ph.D. (Robert C. and Charlotte P. Anderson Distinguished Chair, Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University)
Peter Russell (Fellow, Institute of Noetic Sciences, The World Business Academy and The Findhorn Foundation)
Franz X. Vollenweider, M.D. (Professor, University Hospital of Psychiatry; Director, Neuropsychopharmacology and Brain Imaging & Heffter Research Center Zurich)
Sound intriguing?
Join us for two unique days of in-depth discussion of
significant philosophical and scientific approaches to
“Taking the Measure of the Magic Mirror.”
For more information and to register, please visit: http://www.btci.org.
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