BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//TYPO3/NONSGML Calendarize//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:calendarize-plenary-session-a-critical-review-of-current-theories-and-research-on-consciousness DTSTAMP:20260413T150138Z DTSTART:20260415T120000Z DTEND:20260415T133000Z SUMMARY:Plenary session "“A critical review of current theories and research on consciousness" DESCRIPTION:In recent years\, the field has seen a proliferation of competing theoretical frameworks—ranging from global workspace and integrated information theories to dynamical and predictive processing approaches—accompanied by advances in brain imaging and computational modeling that promise increasingly precise investigation of the neural correlates of consciousness. At the same time\, growing interactions with physics-inspired methods and computational neuroscience are reshaping how researchers conceptualize brain dynamics and information processing. This talk will provide a critical synthesis of these developments\, evaluating the strengths and limitations of current theories\, highlighting key empirical findings\, and outlining promising directions for future research\, with particular attention to the role of neural dynamics\, large-scale brain networks\, and interdisciplinary approaches bridging neuroscience\, physics\, and computation. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

In recent years\, the field has seen a proliferation of competing theoretical frameworks—ranging from global workspace and integrated information theories to dynamical and predictive processing approaches—accompanied by advances in brain imaging and computational modeling that promise increasingly precise investigation of the neural correlates of consciousness. At the same time\, growing interactions with physics-inspired methods and computational neuroscience are reshaping how researchers conceptualize brain dynamics and information processing. This talk will provide a critical synthesis of these developments\, evaluating the strengths and limitations of current theories\, highlighting key empirical findings\, and outlining promising directions for future research\, with particular attention to the role of neural dynamics\, large-scale brain networks\, and interdisciplinary approaches bridging neuroscience\, physics\, and computation.

LOCATION:UL House of Science\, 110. aud. ALFA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR