- The Physical Substrate of Consciousness – Progress and Problems
Wednesday March 29, 12.15, Auditorium 1 in Georg Sverdrups hus: - Building and Operating Brain Observatories – What Have We Learned?Friday March 31, 11.15. Nucleus-Bikuben in Kristine Bonnevies hus:
Podcast with Gaute Einveoll and Christof Koch about consciousness
Biography
Christof Koch, PhD, is a neuroscientist best known for his studies and writings exploring the basis of consciousness, starting with the molecular biologist Francis Crick more than a quarter of a century ago. Trained as a physicist, Christof was for 27 years a professor of biology and engineering at the California Institute of Technology. In 2011, he joined the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle as their Chief Scientist, becoming the President in 2015. He is now the Chief Scientist of the MindScope Program at the Allen Institute, operating brain observatories to map, analyze and understand the mammalian brain. He is also the Chief Scientist of the Tiny Blue Dot Foundation, with its focus on understanding consciousness, its place in nature, and how this knowledge can benefit humanity. Dr. Koch is a frequent public speaker, an author of multiple books, and a vegetarian who lives on a small island in the Pacific Northwest and who loves big dogs, rowing, climbing, running, and biking.