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48 laboratories found
Allen Institute
Large-scale open science institute creating comprehensive brain maps, cell type atlases, and tools for understanding neural circuitry and brain function. Founded by Paul Allen with $500M+ investment.
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.
Araya Inc.
Tokyo-based company and research lab developing artificial consciousness and neuroscience-inspired AI. Founded by neuroscientist Ryota Kanai to bridge consciousness science and AI.
Independent Research Association
Research association fostering mathematical approaches to consciousness science. Organizes workshops and supports formal theory development for consciousness research.
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.
Yale School of Medicine
Studies brain mechanisms of consciousness and how they are impaired in epilepsy and other disorders.
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.
University of Michigan
Multidisciplinary consciousness research across neuroscience, anesthesiology, and neurology.
University of Arizona
Interdisciplinary research center at the University of Arizona dedicated to the scientific study of consciousness.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research center studying meditation, well-being, and contemplative practices. Founded by Richard Davidson with support from the Dalai Lama.
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.
NYU Langone Health
Research center at NYU Langone Health studying psilocybin-assisted therapy for existential distress, alcohol use disorder, and other conditions.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research center studying the neurobiology of consciousness and sleep through Integrated Information Theory.
University of Virginia
Research initiative at the University of Virginia studying near-death experiences, cardiac arrest consciousness, and related phenomena through rigorous scientific methodology.
University of Cambridge
Research group studying consciousness, attention, and volition at Cambridge University. Uses computational and experimental approaches to study awareness in healthy and brain-injured individuals.
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.
University of Liege
Research group at University of Liege studying consciousness in brain-injured patients. Pioneer in developing neuroimaging-based communication systems for locked-in patients.
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.
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.
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.
University of Virginia
Interdisciplinary center at the University of Virginia bringing together researchers studying contemplative practices, meditation, and their effects on mind and brain across departments.
University of Virginia
Research unit studying near-death experiences, consciousness survival, and reincarnation cases. Founded 1967.
Essentia Foundation
Research and communication foundation promoting analytic idealism — the view that consciousness is the fundamental nature of reality. Founded by Bernardo Kastrup.
Princeton University
Princeton lab studying Attention Schema Theory — the hypothesis that consciousness is the brain's model of its own attention process. Led by Michael Graziano.
UC Irvine
Research lab studying conscious agents theory and the interface theory of perception. Uses mathematical models and evolutionary game theory to argue that spacetime is not fundamental.
Imperial College London
Pioneer in psychedelic neuroimaging, studying LSD, psilocybin, and DMT for depression, anorexia, and OCD. Founded 2019 with £3M+ funding.
IONS
Research institute founded by Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell studying consciousness, interconnection, and human potential through rigorous scientific inquiry.
Johns Hopkins University
Leading research center studying psychedelics for treating depression, addiction, and existential distress. $55M+ in backing.
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.
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.
Tufts University
Research laboratory investigating how cell collectives make decisions about large-scale pattern formation and regeneration using bioelectrical signals.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Studies cognitive neuroscience of psychedelics using advanced neuroimaging at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Max Planck Society
Institute studying neural circuits, cortical organization, and computational principles of brain function. Founded 1914, one of the oldest neuroscience research institutions.
Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics
Studies neural underpinnings of perception, consciousness, and learning. Led COGITATE adversarial collaboration testing IIT vs. GWT.
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.
Monash University
Research centre studying consciousness through neuroscience, philosophy, and contemplative traditions. Integrates first-person and third-person approaches to the study of mind.
Tel Aviv University
Research lab at Tel Aviv University studying neural mechanisms of consciousness, unconscious processing, and the relationship between consciousness and cognition.
New York University
Interdisciplinary center bringing together philosophers, neuroscientists, and psychologists to study consciousness. Co-directed by David Chalmers and Ned Block.
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.
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.
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.
Radboud University / Donders Institute
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.
Princeton University
Interdisciplinary neuroscience research institute at Princeton studying the neural basis of cognition, perception, memory, and decision-making. Houses multiple labs studying consciousness-related phenomena.
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.
Max Planck Society
Research lab studying empathy, compassion, and the effects of mental training on brain and behavior. Ran the ReSource Project — the largest longitudinal study on meditation effects.
University of Sussex
Research center focused on computational phenomenology, measures of consciousness, and predictive processing approaches.
UC San Francisco
Research division led by Robin Carhart-Harris at UCSF studying psychedelic neuroscience and therapy. Uses advanced neuroimaging to study how psychedelics alter brain dynamics and consciousness.
University College London
World-leading neuroimaging centre at UCL, home to Karl Friston and the free energy principle. Develops SPM (Statistical Parametric Mapping) software used in neuroimaging worldwide.