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Around 200 young scholars gathered at SCNU on May 17 for a forum on consciousness studies, discussing topics including AI, disorders of consciousness and pain perception.
The forum was jointly hosted by the Consciousness Science Branch of the Chinese Society for Cognitive Science, the Key Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Educational Sciences (Ministry of Education), and multiple research platforms of SCNU, including the Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science and the Ministry of Education’s Key Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Educational Sciences.
Mo Lei speaks at the opening of the forum on consciousness studies.
Opening the forum, Mo Lei, director of the academic committee of the Department of Psychology of SCNU, said that consciousness remains one of the central questions in cognitive neuroscience, bringing together research across disciplines. He also called for deeper collaboration with experts and scholars from various disciplines to push research into consciousness to new heights.
He Sheng discusses the scientific and clinical significance of research into consciousness.
He Sheng, president of the Chinese Society for Cognitive Science, emphasized the scientific and clinical significance of research into consciousness. He said that such research enabled scientists to better understand the human mind and improve the diagnosis and treatment of consciousness disorders. The field also has implications for the development of brain-inspired AI.
Researchers present their work during the forum.
The forum featured talks on unconscious processing, consciousness and AI, pain perception, and sleep-wake mechanisms. The discussions fully demonstrated the innovative vitality and interdisciplinary potential of young scholars in China’s consciousness science field.
The forum effectively boosted interdisciplinary and cross-institutional collaboration among young scholars across the nationwide consciousness science community.
Source from SCNU News Center
Translated by Ye Lei, Tang Ying
Proofread by Edwin Baak
Edited by Li Yiwei
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