The Taormina Science of Consciousness (TSC) 2023 is the 29th
international interdisciplinary conference on fundamental questions and cutting-edge issues
connected with consciousness. TSC is the largest and longest-running interdisciplinary
conference emphasizing conceptual, empirical, cultural and even artistic approaches to the study
of consciousness. Held annually since 1994, the TSC conferences alternate between Tucson,
Arizona, and various locations around the world.
TSC conferences continue to bring together various perspectives, orientations, and methodologies
within the study of consciousness. These include not only academic subjects within the sciences
and humanities, but also contemplative and experiential traditions, culture and the arts. TSC
aims to integrate viewpoints and bridge gaps, appreciates constructive controversy, and pursues
the spirit of genuine dialogue. The format of the conference includes plenary sessions, in-depth
workshops, concurrent presentations, poster sessions, and social events.
TSC 2023 will include themes such as neural underpinnings of consciousness, embodied cognition,
integrated information approaches, free-energy principle, disjunctivism, hallucinations, dreams,
intentionality, first-person experience, anesthetics, psychedelics, animal cognition, quantum
biology, phantom limbs, dual-aspect monism, mind-object identity, bistable perception, religious
studies, evolution, language, embodiment, time consciousness, neuroscience, phenomenology, and
more. TSC 2023 will offer a complete overview of the state of the art of consciousness science
and studies.
Domenica Bruni
Maria Celeste Corona
Luisa Damiano
Mario Graziano
Paolo Livieri
Anna Lucentini
Arianna Pipitone
Maria Raffa
Valeria Seidita
Center for Consciousness Studies Tucson
IULMAI Lab
Università IULM
Università di Messina
Università di Palermo
Journal of Consciousness Studies
Society for Mind-Matter Research