Professor Marcello Massimini is a world leader in consciousness research, a practising neurophysiologist and most importantly a great speaker!

He is part of the Luminous Consortium,a European Union-funded research programme featuring eight academic institutions across Europe. The consortium studies how we can measure and alter consciousness in the electrical brain using non-invasive brain stimulation.

Research Cafe
After the talk, there will be an opportunity to discuss many different aspects of consciousness informally with researchers from the Luminous consortium over a drink. Topics on the menu include:

Sleep and anaesthesia
Disorders of consciousness
Fetal consciousness
Theories of consciousness
Ethics and philosophy of consciousness