MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- To be held April 28-29, 2011, Manifesting the Mind is designed to explore the Mind-Brain phenomenon and how this relates to human consciousness.
In this spirit, this year’s Bioethics Forum covers a wide range of topics:
- ethnobotany
- the savant syndrome
- sleep, dream and wakefulness states
- near death experiences; neurotransmitters
- quantum perspectives
- recent clinical studies of the therapeutic effects of entheogens.
Manifesting the Mind brings together world leaders in these fields. They will assist us in exploring these diverse topics in order to enhance our understanding of human potential and our conceptualization of the next step in the evolution of consciousness on this planet.
CONFIRMED PRESENTERS:
Wade Davis, Ph.D. (Anthropologist/Ethnobotanist; Explorer-in-Residence, National Geographic)
Roland Griffiths, Ph.D. (Professor of Behavioral Biology, Departments of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)
Kathleen (Kat) Harrison (Ethnobotanist)
Jeremy Narby, Ph.D. (Anthropologist/Writer, Nouvelle Planète)
David E. Nichols, Ph.D. (Robert C. and Charlotte P. Anderson Distinguished Chair, Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University)
Sam Parnia, M.D., Ph.D. (Founder & Director, Human Consciousness Project, University of Southampton, U.K.; Fellow, Fellow, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York)
Steve Paulson (Executive Producer, To The Best of Our Knowledge, Wisconsin Public Radio and Public Radio International)
Stephen Ross, M.D. (Assistant Professor, New York University, Langone Medical Center)
Henry Stapp, Ph.D. (Researcher, Physics Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
Giulio Tononi, M.D., Ph.D. (Professor of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin- Madison)
Darold A. Treffert, M.D. (Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health)
Franz X. Vollenweider, M.D. (Professor, University Hospital of Psychiatry; Director, Neuropsychopharmacology and Brain Imaging & Heffter Research Center Zurich)
DATES: April 28-29, 2011
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BioPharmaceutical Technology Center, Promega Corporation | |
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5445 East Cheryl Parkway, Madison, WI 53711 |
Co-hosted by the BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute and Promega Corporation.
CONTACT:
Promega Corporation
Karin Borgh, BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute
(608) 277-2508
[email protected]
www.btci.org
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