Consciousness in Humans and Other Things
- Brain
- Neurodiversity
- Neuropsychology
- Perception
Event overview
Consciousness research is progressing apace. Professor Anil Seth's webinar will illustrate how the framework of predictive processing can help bridge from mechanism to phenomenology - addressing not the 'hard problem' but the 'real problem' of consciousness. He will explore how conscious experiences of the world around us, and of being a self within that world, can be understood in terms of perceptual predictions - 'controlled hallucinations' that are deeply rooted in a fundamental biological imperative for physiological regulation. He will also explore the implications of this view for the prospects of conscious machines, and describe results from The Perception Census - an ambitious large-scale study of perceptual diversity.
There will be time for questions and Professor Seth is well-placed to respond to psychological, neuroscientific and philosophical points.
This is a two hour online webinar. The event link will be emailed to those who register shortly before the event, normally the day before. We expect to email a recording of the event to those that register. After the event you may receive a short email asking for your feedback.
This event is suitable for academics, researchers, students, practitioners and others interested in a presentation by an eminent researcher on current thinking and research on consciousness. All welcome.
Presenter
Anil Seth is Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience and Director of the Centre for Consciousness Studies at the University of Sussex. He is also Co-Director of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research Program on Brain, Mind and Consciousness and Editor-in-Chief of Neuroscience of Consciousness. He has published more than 200 research papers, is a Highly Cited Researcher (2019-2023). His TED talk has been viewed over 14 million times. His 2021 book Being You: A New Science of Consciousness was a Sunday Times Best seller, and Economist, Guardian and Financial Times Book of the Year. www.anilseth.com
All rates listed are inclusive of VAT at 20%.
| Ticket Types | Prices (GBP) inc VAT |
| CEP members | FREE |
| Bursary | (see below) £0 |
| Concessions (students, EDI, low income, retired) | £5 |
| BPS members | £10 |
| Non-members | £15 |
Registration
Registration is required.
Registrations close at midday on 4 March 2025. Early registration is recommended.
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Bursary
There are up to ten bursaries available to full-time students, EDI and other low income candidates to attend the webinar, to apply, please submit via link:
Bursary applications close on midday Tuesday 25 February but we recommend applying by midday on Sunday 23 February 2025.
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