Center for Consciousness Science 10 Year Celebration
June 12, 2024, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Med Sci II, Room 3697 – West Lecture Hall

The Center for Consciousness Science at the University of Michigan launched in 2014 to advance multidisciplinary research, education and clinical care as it relates to consciousness. Join us this June as we reflect on our first decade and welcome a host of speakers to discuss some of the latest discoveries and advances in the field.

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Livestream: https://umich.zoom.us/j/93449297430
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Schedule

8:00 – Coffee and pastries

8:30 – Tony Hudetz, DBM, PhD
University of Michigan
Professor, Anesthesiology
Director, Center for Consciousness Science

8:40 – George Mashour, MD, PhD
University of Michigan
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Faculty Development
Professor, Anesthesiology and Pharmacology
The History of CCS

9:00 – Biyu He, PhD
New York University
Associate Professor, Department of Neurology
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience and Physiology
Associate Professor, Department of Radiology
Neural mechanisms of conscious visual perception in humans

10:00 – Dinesh Pal, PhD
University of Michigan
Associate Professor, Anesthesiology and Physiology
Modulation of Unconscious States by Cholinomimetics and Psychedelics in Animal Models

10:30 – Coffee and pastries

10:45 – UnCheol Lee, PhD
University of Michigan
Associate Professor, Anesthesiology
Associate Director, Center for Consciousness Science
Brain Network Mechanism of Fast or Slow Emergence from Unconsciousness

11:15 – Zirui Huang, PhD
University of Michigan
Research Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology
Mapping the Brain’s Functional Geometry and Its Role in Consciousness

11:45 – Stefanie Blain-Moraes
McGill University
Associate Professor, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy
Assessing Coma and Disorders of Consciousness Using the Dynamics of Bedside EEG at Rest and in Response to Anesthesia