THE SCIENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS

TUCSON CONFERENCE 2016

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION TAXONOMY

REVISED/UPDATING

1.1 Philosophy

==================

1.2 The concept of consciousness

1.3 Ontology of consciousness

1.4 Materialism and dualism

1.5 Qualia

1.6 Machine consciousness

1.7 Mental causation and the function of consciousness

1.8 The "hard problem" and the explanatory gap

1.9 Higher-order thought

1.10 Epistemology and philosophy of science

1.11 Personal identity and the self

1.12 Free will and agency

1.13 Intentionality and representation

1.14 Philosophy of perception

1.15 Miscellaneous

2.1 Neuroscience

====================

2.2 Neural correlates of consciousness (general)

2.3 Neuroscience of vision

2.4 Other sensory modalities

2.5 Motor control

2.6 Memory and learning

2.7 Blindsight

2.8 Neurology, neuropsychology and neuropathology

2.9 Anesthesia

2.10 Cellular and sub-neural processes

2.11 Quantum brain processes

2.12 Pharmacology

2.13 Neural synchrony and binding

2.14 Emotion

2.15 Sleep and waking

2.16 Specific brain areas

2.17 Miscellaneous

3.1 Cognitive Science & Psychology

======================================

3.2 Attention

3.3 Vision

3.4 Other sensory modalities

3.5 Memory and learning

3.6 Emotion

3.7 Language

3.8 Mental imagery

3.9 Implicit and explicit processes

3.10 Unconscious/conscious processes

3.11 Sleep and dreaming

3.12 Cognitive development


3.13 Artificial intelligence & robotics

3.14 Neural networks and connectionism

3.15 Cognitive architectures

3.16 Ethology

3.17 Self-consciousness and metacognition

3.18 Temporal consciousness

3.19 Intelligence and creativity

3.20 Miscellaneous

4.1 Physical and Biological Sciences

========================================

4.2 Quantum physics

4.3 Space and time

4.4 Integrative models

4.5 Emergent and hierarchical systems

4.6 Nonlinear dynamics

4.7 Logic and computational theory

4.8 Quantum biology

4.9 Biophysics and living processes

4.10 Evolution of consciousness

4.11 Medicine and healing

4.12 Miscellaneous

5.1 Experiential Approaches

===============================

5.2 Phenomenology

5.3 Meditation

5.4 Hypnosis

5.5 Other altered states of consciousness

5.6 Transpersonal and humanistic psychology

5.7 Psychoanalysis and psychotherapy

5.8 Lucid dreaming

5.9 Anomalous experiences

5.10 Parapsychology

5.11 Contemplation and mysticism

5.12 Miscellaneous

6.1 Culture and Humanities

==============================

6.2 Literature and hermeneutics

6.3 Art and aesthetics

6.4 Music

6.5 Religion and spirituality

6.6 Mythology

6.7 Sociology

6.8 Anthropology

6.9 Information technology

6.10 Ethics and legal studies

6.11 Education

6.12 Miscellaneous

© Toward a Science of Consciousness Conference

Center for Consciousness Studies – www.consciousness.arizona.edu UA-CCS-TSC