Forum 1
7:00 to 9:00 pm
Neuronal Noise, Decision Making and Human Cognition
Prof. Sisir Roy, National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru
Seminar Hall, Director’s Secretariat, NIMHANS, Bengaluru
Forums and talks
Cognitive Confluence (CNF) is the Society’s running series of lectures, discussions, symposia and hands-on workshops, hosted with the Department of Neurophysiology at NIMHANS, Bengaluru, alongside the Cognitive Neuroscience Forums held in host institutes. Sessions are open to members, students and faculty.
Cognitive Confluence
The CNSI–NIMHANS lecture series and the Cognitive Neuroscience Forums run in four formats.
- Cognitive Neuroscience Forums
- Local scientific evening meetings, held once in two to three months at various institutes and followed by dinner. Each has a single talk by a renowned scientist on any topic in the realm of cognition, with emphasis on the latest research trends and new findings. The 2017 forums.
- CNF talks
- An invited speaker and an open discussion on a question at the edge of cognitive neuroscience, from the body and the self to the measurement of consciousness.
- CNF symposia
- One-day meetings where several speakers take up a method or theme in technical depth. The first surveyed current approaches to EEG analysis. Symposium 01.
- Workshops
- Multi-day, hands-on training for students and early-career researchers in recording, analysing and interpreting neurophysiological and behavioural data. Workshops held.
- Who can attend
- Members, students and faculty.
- Talks at conferences
- Invited talks at the Society’s meetings are listed with each conference.
Cognitive Neuroscience Forums, 2017
Seven evening lectures hosted at NIMHANS, Bengaluru, from January to August 2017.
Forum 2
6:30 to 9:00 pm
Emotion – The Driving Force
Prof. C.R. Mukundan, Former Head of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS; Chairman, Axxonet Brain Research Laboratory
Seminar Hall, Director’s Secretariat, NIMHANS, Bengaluru
Forum 3
6:30 to 9:00 pm
Science of higher order perception and ‘Tat Tvam Asi’
Prof. S.R. Chandra, Professor, Department of Neurology, NIMHANS
Seminar Hall, Director’s Secretariat, NIMHANS, Bengaluru
Forum 4
6:30 to 7:30 pm
Cognition in ancient Indian sciences and modern science
Prof. Alex Hankey, Distinguished Visiting Professor, SVYASA, Bengaluru
Seminar Hall, Director’s Secretariat, NIMHANS, Bengaluru
Forum 5
3:30 pm
Brain Electrical Oscillation Signature Profiling (BEOS) and its usefulness in measuring the process of remembrance in forensic applications
Prof. C.R. Mukundan, Former Head of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS; Chairman, Axxonet Brain Research Laboratory
Lecture Hall 1, Administrative Block (first floor), NIMHANS, Bengaluru
Forum 6
3:00 pm
Coexistential philosophy: a new discovery of consciousness, reality and human purpose
Mr. Sri Ram
Lecture Hall 1, Administrative Block (first floor), NIMHANS, Bengaluru
Forum 7
3:30 pm
Body and the Self: a discussion on Consciousness and Healing
Dr. Sangeetha Menon, Professor and Head, Consciousness Studies Programme, NIAS, Bengaluru
Lecture Hall 1, Administrative Block (first floor), NIMHANS, Bengaluru
Later forums and sessions are being added to this archive. If you spoke at or attended one and have the abstract, slides or a recording, please send them to the Secretariat.
Symposia and workshops
Held under Cognitive Confluence with the Department of Neurophysiology, NIMHANS. Each is described in full on the Workshops page.
Workshop
NIMHANS
Sleep Workshop
Three days on the science and measurement of sleep.
Workshop
NIMHANS
Understanding Cognition from Neuro-behavioural Perspectives
With the Department of Neurophysiology.
CNF Symposium 01
NIMHANS
Current Approaches in EEG Analysis
Mathematical methods in neuroscience with emphasis on EEG.
Propose a talk, forum or workshop
Members and invited speakers from any of the Society’s disciplines are welcome to propose a Cognitive Confluence talk, symposium or workshop, or a forum lecture. Send a title, a short abstract and preferred dates.