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Consciousness Laboratories
Browse 28 laboratories focused on consciousness in consciousness research.
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Allen Institute for Brain Science
Allen Institute
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.
Berlin School of Mind and Brain
Humboldt University of Berlin
Interdisciplinary graduate program and research center at Humboldt University bringing together philosophy, neuroscience, and psychology to study the mind-brain relationship and consciousness.
Blumenfeld Lab
Yale School of Medicine
Studies brain mechanisms of consciousness and how they are impaired in epilepsy and other disorders.
Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience
University of Lethbridge
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.
Center for Consciousness Science
University of Michigan
Multidisciplinary consciousness research across neuroscience, anesthesiology, and neurology.
Center for Consciousness Studies
University of Arizona
Interdisciplinary research center at the University of Arizona dedicated to the scientific study of consciousness.
Center for Mind, Brain, and Consciousness
New York University
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.
Center for Sleep and Consciousness
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research center studying the neurobiology of consciousness and sleep through Integrated Information Theory.
Center for the Study of Apparent Death
University of Virginia
Research initiative at the University of Virginia studying near-death experiences, cardiac arrest consciousness, and related phenomena through rigorous scientific methodology.
Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit
NeuroSpin / CEA Saclay / INSERM
Research unit within NeuroSpin led by Stanislas Dehaene, studying the neural signatures of consciousness, language, and mathematical cognition using ultra-high-field neuroimaging.
Consciousness Science Lab
University of Milan
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.
Consciousness and Cognition Lab
Monash University
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.
Consciousness, Cognition and Computation Group
Université libre de Bruxelles
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.
Division of Perceptual Studies
University of Virginia
Research unit studying near-death experiences, consciousness survival, and reincarnation cases. Founded 1967.
Imperial Centre for Psychedelic Research
Imperial College London
Pioneer in psychedelic neuroimaging, studying LSD, psilocybin, and DMT for depression, anorexia, and OCD. Founded 2019 with £3M+ funding.
Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research
Johns Hopkins University
Leading research center studying psychedelics for treating depression, addiction, and existential distress. $55M+ in backing.
Laboratoire de Neurosciences Cognitives et Computationnelles
École Normale Supérieure
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.
Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
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.
Levin Lab
Tufts University
Research laboratory investigating how cell collectives make decisions about large-scale pattern formation and regeneration using bioelectrical signals.
MGH Center for Neuroscience of Psychedelics
Massachusetts General Hospital
Studies cognitive neuroscience of psychedelics using advanced neuroimaging at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Max Planck Neural Circuits Lab
Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics
Studies neural underpinnings of perception, consciousness, and learning. Led COGITATE adversarial collaboration testing IIT vs. GWT.
Mind & Life Institute
Independent (co-founded by Dalai Lama and Francisco Varela)
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.
NeuroSpin
CEA Saclay
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.
Neuroscience of Consciousness Lab
Monash University
Research laboratory at Monash University conducting experimental tests of theories of consciousness using neuroimaging and psychophysics, with particular focus on Integrated Information Theory.
Owen Lab
Western University
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.
Princeton Neuroscience Institute
Princeton University
Major neuroscience research institute at Princeton combining experimental, computational, and theoretical approaches. Home to Michael Graziano's attention schema theory research.
Qualia Research Institute
Independent
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.
Sussex Centre for Consciousness Science
University of Sussex
Research center focused on computational phenomenology, measures of consciousness, and predictive processing approaches.