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31 laboratories found

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Allen Institute for Brain Science

Allen Institute

ConsciousnessNeuroimagingNeuroscience

Large-scale research institute creating open-access brain atlases and tools for understanding the brain. Home to some of the most comprehensive neural mapping efforts in neuroscience.

Seattle, WAWebsite
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Berlin School of Mind and Brain

Humboldt University of Berlin

PhilosophyNeuroscienceConsciousness

Interdisciplinary graduate program and research center at Humboldt University bringing together philosophy, neuroscience, and psychology to study the mind-brain relationship and consciousness.

Berlin, GermanyWebsite
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Blumenfeld Lab

Yale School of Medicine

NeuroimagingClinical ResearchConsciousness

Studies brain mechanisms of consciousness and how they are impaired in epilepsy and other disorders.

New Haven, CTWebsite
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Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience

University of Lethbridge

ConsciousnessNeuroscience

Research centre at the University of Lethbridge studying the neural basis of behavior, learning, and consciousness in both animal models and humans, with expertise in neuroplasticity and brain injury.

Lethbridge, AB, CanadaWebsite
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Center for Consciousness Science

University of Michigan

Clinical ResearchNeuroscienceConsciousness

Multidisciplinary consciousness research across neuroscience, anesthesiology, and neurology.

Ann Arbor, MIWebsite
Cf

Center for Consciousness Studies

University of Arizona

NeuroscienceQuantum MindConsciousness

Interdisciplinary research center at the University of Arizona dedicated to the scientific study of consciousness.

Tucson, AZWebsite
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Center for Healthy Minds

University of Wisconsin-Madison

NeuroscienceMeditationContemplative Neuroscience

Research center studying meditation, well-being, and contemplative practices. Founded by Richard Davidson with support from the Dalai Lama.

Madison, WIWebsite
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Center for Mind, Brain, and Consciousness

New York University

NeurosciencePhilosophyConsciousness

Interdisciplinary research center at NYU bringing together philosophers, neuroscientists, and psychologists to investigate the nature of consciousness. Co-directed by David Chalmers and Ned Block.

New York, NYWebsite
Cf

Center for Sleep and Consciousness

University of Wisconsin-Madison

NeuroscienceConsciousnessIntegrated Information Theory

Research center studying the neurobiology of consciousness and sleep through Integrated Information Theory.

Madison, WIWebsite
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Center for the Study of Apparent Death

University of Virginia

Clinical ResearchConsciousnessNear-Death Experiences

Research initiative at the University of Virginia studying near-death experiences, cardiac arrest consciousness, and related phenomena through rigorous scientific methodology.

Charlottesville, VAWebsite
CN

Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit

NeuroSpin / CEA Saclay / INSERM

ConsciousnessNeuroimagingGlobal Workspace Theory

Research unit within NeuroSpin led by Stanislas Dehaene, studying the neural signatures of consciousness, language, and mathematical cognition using ultra-high-field neuroimaging.

Gif-sur-Yvette, FranceWebsite
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Consciousness Science Lab

University of Milan

Clinical ResearchNeuroscienceConsciousness

Research lab at the University of Milan led by Marcello Massimini, developing TMS-EEG measures of consciousness including the perturbational complexity index (PCI) for clinical diagnosis.

Milan, Italy
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Consciousness and Cognition Lab

Monash University

Clinical ResearchPhilosophyConsciousness

Philosophy-focused research group at Monash University directed by Tim Bayne, investigating the unity of consciousness, theories of consciousness, and disorders of consciousness from an interdisciplinary perspective.

Melbourne, Australia
CC

Consciousness, Cognition and Computation Group

Université libre de Bruxelles

NeuroscienceComputational ModelingConsciousness

Research group at Université libre de Bruxelles studying consciousness through the lens of computational and experimental cognitive science. Led by Axel Cleeremans, pioneer of the radical plasticity thesis.

Brussels, BelgiumWebsite
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Contemplative Sciences Center

University of Virginia

MindfulnessMeditationContemplative Neuroscience

Interdisciplinary center at the University of Virginia bringing together researchers studying contemplative practices, meditation, and their effects on mind and brain across departments.

Charlottesville, VAWebsite
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Division of Perceptual Studies

University of Virginia

Clinical ResearchConsciousnessNear-Death Experiences

Research unit studying near-death experiences, consciousness survival, and reincarnation cases. Founded 1967.

Charlottesville, VAWebsite
IC

Imperial Centre for Psychedelic Research

Imperial College London

ConsciousnessNeuroimagingPsychedelics

Pioneer in psychedelic neuroimaging, studying LSD, psilocybin, and DMT for depression, anorexia, and OCD. Founded 2019 with £3M+ funding.

London, UKWebsite
JH

Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research

Johns Hopkins University

ConsciousnessClinical ResearchPsychedelics

Leading research center studying psychedelics for treating depression, addiction, and existential distress. $55M+ in backing.

Baltimore, MDWebsite
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Laboratoire de Neurosciences Cognitives et Computationnelles

École Normale Supérieure

Computational ModelingConsciousnessNeuroscience

Research lab at École Normale Supérieure studying the neural and computational basis of cognition, including the role of visceral signals in consciousness and the neural theory of action.

Paris, FranceWebsite
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Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

NeuroimagingConsciousnessNeuroscience

Research lab at EPFL led by Olaf Blanke, combining virtual reality, brain imaging, and neurostimulation to study the neural basis of bodily self-consciousness and out-of-body experiences.

Lausanne, SwitzerlandWebsite
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Levin Lab

Tufts University

NeuroscienceConsciousnessBioelectricity

Research laboratory investigating how cell collectives make decisions about large-scale pattern formation and regeneration using bioelectrical signals.

Boston, MAWebsite
MC

MGH Center for Neuroscience of Psychedelics

Massachusetts General Hospital

ConsciousnessNeuroimagingPsychedelics

Studies cognitive neuroscience of psychedelics using advanced neuroimaging at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Boston, MAWebsite
MP

Max Planck Neural Circuits Lab

Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics

NeuroscienceConsciousnessNeuroimaging

Studies neural underpinnings of perception, consciousness, and learning. Led COGITATE adversarial collaboration testing IIT vs. GWT.

Frankfurt, GermanyWebsite
M&

Mind & Life Institute

Independent (co-founded by Dalai Lama and Francisco Varela)

ConsciousnessMeditationContemplative Neuroscience

Research organization co-founded by the Dalai Lama and Francisco Varela to bridge contemplative traditions and modern science. Funds research at the intersection of meditation, neuroscience, and consciousness.

Charlottesville, VAWebsite
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NeuroSpin

CEA Saclay

ConsciousnessGlobal Workspace TheoryNeuroimaging

Ultra-high-field neuroimaging center at CEA Saclay housing some of the world's most powerful MRI scanners. Home to Stanislas Dehaene's Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit studying the neural architecture of consciousness.

Gif-sur-Yvette, FranceWebsite
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Neuroscience of Consciousness Lab

Monash University

ConsciousnessNeuroscienceIntegrated Information Theory

Research laboratory at Monash University conducting experimental tests of theories of consciousness using neuroimaging and psychophysics, with particular focus on Integrated Information Theory.

Melbourne, AustraliaWebsite
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Owen Lab

Western University

NeuroimagingClinical ResearchConsciousness

Cognitive neuroscience laboratory at Western University that pioneered using fMRI and EEG to detect covert awareness in patients thought to be in vegetative or minimally conscious states.

London, ON, CanadaWebsite
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Predictive Brain Lab

Radboud University / Donders Institute

NeuroimagingNeurosciencePredictive Processing

Research group studying how the brain uses predictions to construct perception, led by Floris de Lange at the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour.

Nijmegen, NetherlandsWebsite
PN

Princeton Neuroscience Institute

Princeton University

Computational ModelingConsciousnessNeuroscience

Major neuroscience research institute at Princeton combining experimental, computational, and theoretical approaches. Home to Michael Graziano's attention schema theory research.

Princeton, NJWebsite
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Qualia Research Institute

Independent

PhilosophyComputational ModelingConsciousness

Independent research organization focused on developing a rigorous science of qualia — the mathematical structure of conscious experience. Pursues a formal, engineering-oriented approach to understanding subjective experience.

San Francisco, CAWebsite
SC

Sussex Centre for Consciousness Science

University of Sussex

ConsciousnessNeurosciencePredictive Processing

Research center focused on computational phenomenology, measures of consciousness, and predictive processing approaches.

Brighton, UKWebsite