Friday Pre-Event Deep Dive Discussions
Is Physicalism Adequate to Explain Consciousness?
Heather Berlin, PhD, Professor, Icahn School of medicine at Mount Sinai
Christof Koch, PhD, Chief Scientist, Tiny Blue Dot Foundation / Allen Institute / Intrinsic Powers
Perspectives on Contemplative Science: Promise, Perils, and Shared Commitments
Jud Brewer, PhD, Professor, Co-founder, Brown University, MindshiftRecovery
Clifford Saron, PhD, Research Scientist, Center for Mind and Brain, University of California at Davis
Music, Brain and Health: The Science of Emotional Experiences in Three Acts:
Indre Viskontas, PhD, MM, Associate Professor, CSO, USF, Reverberations
Daniel Levitin, PhD, James McGill Professor, McGill University
Neuroscience from the Lens of Evolution: Paul Cisek
Paul Cisek, PhD, University of Montreal, Professor
Tony Zador, MD PhD, Professor of Neuroscience, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Max Bennett, Chief Product Officer & Cofounder, alby AI
Brain Health Deep Dive: The Future of Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Disease Prevention
Richard Isaacson, MD, Preventive Neurologist, Institute for Neurodegenerative, Diseases, Florida, Director of Brain Health, The Atria Institute
Psyche Loui, PhD, Associate Professor of Creativity and Creative Practice, Northeastern University