Conversations on Consciousness

TheColumbia Global Paris Centeraddresses pressing global issues that are at the forefront of international education and research: agency and gender; climate and the environment; critical dialogues for just societies; encounters in the arts; and health and medical science.Nestled in the Montparnasse district,Reid Hallhosts several Columbia University initiatives:Columbia Global Centers | Paris, theInstitute for Ideas and Imagination,Columbia Undergraduate Programs,M.A. in History and Literature, and theGSAPP Shape of Two Cities Program. This unique combination of resources is enhanced by our global network whose mission is to expand the University's engagement the world over through educational programs, research initiatives, regional partnerships, and public events.The Paris Center is part of Columbia Global, which brings together major global initiatives from across the university to advance knowledge and foster global engagement. Its mission is to address complex global challenges through groundbreaking scholarly pursuits, leadership development, cutting-edge research, and projects that aim for social impact. Its long-term goal is to reimagine the university’s role in society as not only a nexus for learning and intellectual exploration but also as a catalyst for creativity and impact locally, regionally, and globally. Columbia Global includes eleven Global Centers, as well as the Institute for Ideas and Imagination, the Committee on Global Thought, and Columbia World Projects.

Columbia Global Paris Center

A series of discussions on consciousness hosted by Professor  Alfredo Spagna, Columbia Global Centers | Paris, and the Paris Brain Institute

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Conversations on ConsciousnessWhat is consciousness? What is attention? Can we pay attention and be conscious while we sleep? If you are interested in the answers to these questions, join us for Conversations on Consciousness, a series of discussions hosted by Columbia University Professor Alfredo Spagna and Columbia Global Centers | Paris. Professor Spagna will speak with internationally recognized scientists from the Paris Brain Institute on the most recent discoveries in neuroscience, detailing how the brain makes us who we are! Conversation #1: Wednesday, June 15, 6:00 p.m.With Monica Toba, Paolo Bartolomeo, and Antoni Valero CabréConversation #2: Tuesday, June 21, 6:00 p.m.With Delphine Oudiette, Thomas Andrillon, and Liane SchmidtConversation #3: Wednesday, June 29, 5:30 p.m.With Lionel Naccache

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