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  • Cardiologist/Vascular Medicine Specialist Available for Interviews: AHA Scientific Sessions – University of Michigan Health

    Cardiologist/Vascular Medicine Specialist Available for Interviews: AHA Scientific Sessions – University of Michigan Health

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    Newswise — As the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2022 kicks off this weekend, many experts will be presenting late-breaking science that features the most highly anticipated breakthroughs of the year. As they present, we have an expert in vascular medicine from University of Michigan Health who is available to comment on several findings:

    Geoffrey D. Barnes, M.D. – cardiologist at the University of Michigan Health Frankel Cardiovascular Center, associate professor of internal medicine at U-M Medical School

    • Dr. Barnes is a cardiologist who specializes in vascular medicine. His health services research interests focus on safe and effective delivery of anticoagulation care, particularly with patients with atrial fibrillation and venous thromboembolism. He also is a national leader in the care of patients with peripheral artery disease with a focus on improving medical management. He is program director of the Michigan Anticoagulation Quality Improvement Initiative, a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan sponsored collaborative QI consortium.  

    Barnes is available to speak about:

    • Preventing Limb Loss Through Vascular Interventions and Venous Therapies (11/7 at 8 a.m. CT)
      • BEST-CLI (Clinical) – Best Endovascular versus Best Surgical Therapy for Patients with Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia – Clinical Results 
      • BEST-CLI (QOL) – Best Endovascular versus Best Surgical Therapy for Patients with Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia – Quality of Life Analyses  
      • PREVENT-HD – Rivaroxaban to Reduce the Risk of Major Venous and Arterial Thrombotic Events, Hospitalization and Death in Medically Ill Outpatients with Covid-19: Primary Results of the PREVENT-HD Randomized Clinical Trial
      • IMPROVE – A Multicenter Clustered Randomized Trial of a Universal Electronic Health Record-Based Venous Thromboembolism Risk Assessment Model as Integrated Clinical Decision Support for Prevention of Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Medically-Ill Patients
    • Treating Atrial and Supraventricular Arrhythmias (11/7 at 11 a.m. CT)
      • ENHANCE-AF – Clinical Trial to Evaluate an Atrial Fibrillation Stroke Prevention Shared Decision-Making Pathway

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  • It’s Not the Heat, It’s the Humidity: Water Loss Hurts Bees Most in the Desert

    It’s Not the Heat, It’s the Humidity: Water Loss Hurts Bees Most in the Desert

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    Newswise — (San Diego) October 29, 2022—Digger bees lose large amounts of water during flight, which compromises their activity period and survival in the desert heat. Researchers from Arizona State University will present their work this week at the American Physiological Society (APS) Intersociety Meeting in Comparative Physiology: From Organism to Omics in an Uncertain World conference in San Diego. 

    “Water loss appears to be a critical problem for male digger bees. Climate change will very likely challenge their important ecological functions.” —Meredith Johnson

    Climate change plays a role in the physiological evolution and survival of animals of all sizes. Desert animals, already acclimated to high temperatures, use evaporative heat loss to help prevent overheating. However, the sometimes-limited ability to replenish water loss means the danger of dehydration is a challenge for desert animals, including the Sonoran Desert digger bee.

    Bees are an integral part of the ecosystem due to their ability to pollinate—more than 80% of flowering plants rely on insect pollinators. When bees become unable to pollinate sufficiently—due to lack of food or other changes in their environment—plant biodiversity decreases and plant-eating animals are affected. A large percentage of food crops, including fruits, nuts and vegetables, also depend on pollination. Researchers explored the effects of heat, water stress and food availability on male digger bees in the Arizona Uplands, a region of the Sonoran Desert.

    During the study, air temperatures increased from around 66 degrees F in the early morning—when the bees began to fly to a mating site—to about 100 degrees at midday, when they typically stop flying for the day. In addition, no plants were in bloom at the study site to provide nectar for the bees to drink at the time of the study. Marking techniques used by the research team suggest that the bees survive for about a week, which means they are finding nectar somewhere in the desert. Researchers think the bees may be traveling for some distance during the later—and hotter—part of the day to find food.

    The researchers also examined the bees’ body temperature and body water content throughout the day. The hottest body temperature measurement was approximately 111 degrees F. Digger bees can withstand body temperatures around 125 degrees during flight, suggesting that overheating is not why the bees stopped flying before midday, explained Meredith Johnson, a doctoral candidate at Arizona State University and first author of the study.

    Water loss is a bigger problem for the insects. “These bees lose 17% of their body water content per hour, with the amount slightly increasing as the air temperature [rises],” Johnson said. “Loss of about 50% of total body water content is lethal, suggesting that these bees can maximally fly for about three hours.”

    The flying time constraint is important to note, as typically bees need to fly for six or seven hours each day searching for mating opportunities. Without sufficient time to mate, the bee population will shrink in the future.

    “Water loss appears to be a most critical problem for male digger bees. Climate change will very likely challenge their important ecological functions,” Johnson said.

    Physiology is a broad area of scientific inquiry that focuses on how molecules, cells, tissues and organs function in health and disease. The American Physiological Society connects a global, multidisciplinary community of more than 10,000 biomedical scientists and educators as part of its mission to advance scientific discovery, understand life and improve health. The Society drives collaboration and spotlights scientific discoveries through its 16 scholarly journals and programming that support researchers and educators in their work. 

     

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  • Math Model Shows Climate Change Puts Rainforest Animal’s Survival in Jeopardy

    Math Model Shows Climate Change Puts Rainforest Animal’s Survival in Jeopardy

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    Newswise — (San Diego) October 29, 2022—A South American marsupial with ties to an ancient line of animals may go extinct in the next half-century due to warming temperatures. Researchers from the Universidad Austral de Chile will present a mathematical model of the monito del monte’s survival predictions this week at the American Physiological Society (APS) Intersociety Meeting in Comparative Physiology: From Organism to Omics in an Uncertain World conference in San Diego. 

    The monito del monte, native to the rainforests of South America, is a marsupial in the relict family Microbiotheriidae. These tiny animals typically weigh about 20 grams (0.7 ounce) and measure around 3 to 5 inches long. Monitos reproduce and prepare for winter hibernation during the summer. Preparation includes eating as much as possible—including fruit, insects, small birds and other dead animals—to store as body fat. Researchers estimate that monitos need to have fat reserves that are almost twice their body weight to survive the winter.

    Climate change predictions show that ambient temperatures in coastal Chile will increase an estimated 36.5 degrees F over the next 50 years. This will have a large impact on the ability of the monito population to survive the winter. The warmer temperatures will cause the animals to come out of hibernation earlier than usual, and they will be unable to find food during the winter, explained Roberto Nespolo Rossi, PhD, first author of the study. Nespolo and his research team developed a mathematical model to estimate survival rates for the monito population in the advent of global warming.

    The mathematical model uses an algebraic formula to connect days of winter survival with the ambient temperature. The calculations are based on the assumption that all of the monitos’ daily energy expenditure during hibernation comes from the fat stores they have accumulated during the warmer months.

     

    Energy content of fat (kilojoule per gram) X Fat stores (grams)

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    Daily energy expenditure (kilojoule per day)

    The model “is one of the few predictive models built on physiological parameters, so it can be applied to other hibernators, for which there is plenty of physiological data,” Nespolo said. “Our predictions for 50 years … indicate that most coastal populations [of monitos] will go extinct,” he added. This is especially important because the monito, sometimes referred to as a “living fossil,” is the last living relative of the ancient marsupial order Microbiotheria.

    Physiology is a broad area of scientific inquiry that focuses on how molecules, cells, tissues and organs function in health and disease. The American Physiological Society connects a global, multidisciplinary community of more than 10,000 biomedical scientists and educators as part of its mission to advance scientific discovery, understand life and improve health. The Society drives collaboration and spotlights scientific discoveries through its 16 scholarly journals and programming that support researchers and educators in their work. 

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  • Food Security Harmed by Warming Ocean, Accelerating Fish Development

    Food Security Harmed by Warming Ocean, Accelerating Fish Development

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    Newswise — (San Diego) October 29, 2022— Higher temperatures spurred by worsening climate change increased the growth rate of fish and consumption of their yolk sac—a structure that provides an embryo with food and helps develop important structures, such as blood cells. In addition, higher temperatures boosted fish mortality rates and led to faster depletion of their yolk sac, according to researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego. The findings will be presented this week at the American Physiological Society (APS) Intersociety Meeting in Comparative Physiology: From Organism to Omics in an Uncertain World conference in San Diego. 

    Ocean temperatures are predicted to rise as carbon monoxide gas accumulates due to climate change. To determine the impact on larval white seabass, researchers sampled fish reared at 18–23 degrees Celsius throughout development from birth to six days old. With this process, they were hoping to differentiate the effects of temperature and time. They estimated growth and development rates by examining images obtained under a light microscope, among other methods.

    These findings are important because it helps inform fish population predictions in the face of climate change. The fishing industry is an important link in the U.S. food supply chain. Predicting growth rates and population structures of white seabass, a commercially and recreationally significant population in California, is critically important to help ensure food security.

    “Our results suggest that larval fish recruitment could swing to either extremity as a result of ocean warming,” said Ria Bhabu, co-author of the study and a student at the University of California San Diego. 

    Physiology is a broad area of scientific inquiry that focuses on how molecules, cells, tissues and organs function in health and disease. The American Physiological Society connects a global, multidisciplinary community of more than 10,000 biomedical scientists and educators as part of its mission to advance scientific discovery, understand life and improve health. The Society drives collaboration and spotlights scientific discoveries through its 16 scholarly journals and programming that support researchers and educators in their work. 

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  • Climate Change Negatively Affecting School Sharks

    Climate Change Negatively Affecting School Sharks

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    Newswise — (San Diego) October 29, 2022— Preliminary research data suggest warmer temperatures and increased salt levels might have negative effects on the behavior and physiology of school sharks. A clear indicator of physiological changes is higher levels of stress markers such as glucose and lactate concentrations in the blood. Researchers also noted behavior changes according to the warmer and saltier the environment is and the more time school sharks spend resting. School sharks are usually constantly swimming. A break in their usual activity means they might be too stressed to find food or escape predators. The findings will be presented this week at the American Physiological Society (APS) Intersociety Meeting in Comparative Physiology: From Organism to Omics in an Uncertain World conference in San Diego. 

    Researchers also examined the response of school sharks to increases in temperatures and salinity levels based on neonatal and juvenile (one year old and older) stage. The findings show newborns were more tolerant of some of the environmental changes than juveniles. This suggests neonates might have a special ability at birth to inhabit coastal waterways where freshwater mixes with salt water before migrating into deeper waters as juveniles. 

    The shallow water home of school sharks is constantly fluctuating, but this natural variation is being exacerbated due to the rapid pace of climate change. As a result, researchers through this study were seeking to determine “if this endangered species will be able to continue using these protected, resource-rich waters, or if they will be forced out into the ocean, which may have major ecological implications for the survival of the species.” They specifically wanted to know if the nursery ground in southeast Tasmania will remain a viable area for school shark pups in the coming years. To reach their conclusion, researchers evaluated the physiology and biochemistry of neonatal and juvenile sharks. 

    “Hopefully, these findings will be able to guide or inform regulations that can improve shark health,” said Katherine Ollerhead, a PhD candidate at the University of Tasmania in Australia and co-author of the study. 

    Physiology is a broad area of scientific inquiry that focuses on how molecules, cells, tissues and organs function in health and disease. The American Physiological Society connects a global, multidisciplinary community of more than 10,000 biomedical scientists and educators as part of its mission to advance scientific discovery, understand life and improve health. The Society drives collaboration and spotlights scientific discoveries through its 16 scholarly journals and programming that support researchers and educators in their work. 

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  • New Clinical Advances in Gastroenterology Presented at the American College of Gastroenterology’s 87th Annual Scientific Meeting

    New Clinical Advances in Gastroenterology Presented at the American College of Gastroenterology’s 87th Annual Scientific Meeting

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    Newswise — Gastroenterologists and other health care professionals will convene at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, NC, for the premier clinical gastroenterology event—the American College of Gastroenterology’s 87th Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course (ACG 2022) to review the latest scientific advances in gastrointestinal (GI) research, treatment of digestive diseases and clinical practice management.

    This year’s scientific presentations reveal significant findings and innovative technologies for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of digestive diseases and serious GI-related health issues, including inflammatory bowel disease, bariatric surgery, colorectal cancer screening and prevention, liver disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), GI bleeding, Barrett’s esophagus, as well as irritable bowel syndrome.

    • Can digital tools help physicians improve colonoscopy adherence rates?
    • What racial/ethnic disparities exist in the use of certain IBD medications?
    • Are pregnancy complications more likely among patients who have had bariatric surgery or took biologic medications?
    • Can virtual reality therapy help improve functional dyspepsia?
    • How has America’s fast-food fixation affected our liver health?
    • How can physicians combat health misinformation their patients find on social media?

    These are some of the intriguing clinical questions answered in the Newsworthy Abstracts selected by the ACG Public Relations Committee, with additional perspective on findings and explanation of what the clinical science means for patients provided by authors. Following the links below, reporters can explore these Newsworthy Abstracts and Author Insights and connect with these researchers for media stories. 

    Please note that all research presented at ACG 2022 is strictly embargoed until Sunday, October 23, 2022, at 12:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time.

    Helpful Links for Media Visit Press Info ACG Annual Scientific Meeting page of gi.org
    Explore ACG’s Press Room logistics, press releases, media advisories and links to author insights, commentary, and perspective on noteworthy clinical findings in gastroenterology and hepatology presented at the ACG 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting.
    [https://gi.org/media/press-info-scientific-meeting]

    Newsworthy Abstracts and Author Insights
    Nominated by the ACG Public Relations Committee, this group of abstracts features scientific findings that are innovative, noteworthy for the lay reader, relevant to those who suffer from common GI problems, and which represent a significant advancement in the diagnosis and treatment of GI diseases. The Committee aims to identify novel and thought-provoking abstracts which reinforce key public health messages, such as the importance of CRC screening, particularly for minority and at-risk populations, or which feature common GI problems in a new way.
    [https://gi.org/media/press-info-scientific-meeting/featured-science]  

    Featured Lectures
    Learn more about the featured lectures by renowned experts which will showcase innovative and challenging issues in clinical gastroenterology at ACG 2022
    [https://gi.org/2022/10/17/featured-lectures-at-acg-2022] 

    Navigating the Abstracts

    ACG 2022 Abstract Guide
    Look at pages 4-7 for the Abstract Award recipients. Look at pages 8-12 for the Presidential Poster Award recipients. ACG’s Presidential Posters are highly meritorious projects selected by the ACG Educational Affairs Committee. 

    Conference Platform
    Tip: Search all of the abstracts on the ACG 2022 Conference Platform:
    [https://www.eventscribe.net/2022/ACG2022/index.asp]

    • General Search: use the search bar at the top of the page. This search will pull any and every instance of an entered name or keyword(s).
    • Oral Papers: On the left sidebar, select “Presentations” and “Browse by Oral Abstracts.” The search will pull in all of the oral abstracts.
    • Posters: select the “Posters” option and in the new window that opens, browse by title, category (organ system), presenter, number, day and session, or award recipients using the left sidebar. Note: the ePoster Hall with final visual posters will open on Sunday, October 23, at 12pm ET.

    Media Interview Requests
    Press room and video recording facilities will be available on site at the Charlotte Convention Center. To arrange an interview with any ACG experts or abstract authors, please contact Becky Abel of ACG via email at mediaonly [at] gi.org. From Sunday, October 23, to Wednesday, October 26, in the ACG Press Room (W205 at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, NC). 

    About the American College of Gastroenterology
    Founded in 1932, the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) is an organization with an international membership of over 17,000 individuals from 86 countries. The College’s vision is to be the preeminent professional organization that champions the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of digestive disorders, serving as a beacon to guide the delivery of the highest quality, compassionate, and evidence-based patient care. The mission of the College is to enhance the ability of our members to provide world class care to patients with digestive disorders and advance the profession through excellence and innovation based upon the pillars of Patient Care, Education, Scientific Investigation, Advocacy and Practice Management. www.gi.org

    Visit the ACG Website Media & Press section for all news, featured research, and expert insights related to the ACG 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course. Follow ACG on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram, and share your live updates using #ACG2022.

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  • Featured Lectures at the 2022 ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course

    Featured Lectures at the 2022 ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course

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    Newswise — The featured lectures at the 2022 ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course showcase innovative and challenging issues in clinical gastroenterology. This year’s lectures highlight new approaches to inflammatory bowel disease, clinician-led research, optimizing colorectal cancer screening outreach, living with purpose, and the central role of the gut in overall health. All the 2022 featured lectures are at the invitation of ACG President Samir A. Shah, MD, FACG except for The American Journal of Gastroenterology Lecture which was invited by Co-Editors-in-Chief Jasmohan S. Bajaj, MD, MS, FACG and Millie D. Long, MD, MPH, FACG. Access is available for press to view livestreams of the lectures through the ACG 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting virtual platform.

    David Sun Lecture – The Two Most Important Days: Reflections on Lasting Happiness and Living With Purpose
    Sanjiv Chopra, MD
    Saturday, October 22, 10:00 am–10:30 am EDT
    Ways to achieve happiness and live your life’s purpose, no matter the challenges faced along the way. 

    President’s Address – ACG President, Samir A. Shah, MD, FACG, introduced by ACG President-Elect Daniel J. Pambianco, MD, FACG
    Monday, October 24, 9:00 am–9:30 am EDT

    The American Journal of Gastroenterology Lecture – The Transformative Power of Research Carried Out by Busy Clinicians
    Patrick S. Kamath, MD
    Monday, October 24, 3:05 pm–3:35 pm EDT
    How clinicians can participate in research that moves the fields of gastroenterology and hepatology forward.

    Edward Berk Distinguished Lecture – The Promise and Progress of New Approaches to Treating the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
    Bruce E. Sands, MD, MS, FACG
    Tuesday, October 25, 10:05 am–10:30 am EDT
    Efficacy and safety of newer agents for IBD, and the potential for combination therapy and precision medicine approaches to treat Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. 

    Emily Couric Memorial Lecture – Colon Cancer Screening: What Do We Need to Build and Who Will Come?
    Aasma Shaukat, MD, MPH, FACG
    Tuesday, October 25, 4:30 pm–5:00 pm EDT
    Current colon cancer screening tests and strategies to increase screening uptake in all populations. 

    David Y. Graham Lecture – Why Do All Diseases Start in the Gut?
    Emeran A. Mayer, MD
    Wednesday, October 26, 10:20 am–10:50 am EDT
    A better understanding of how the gut connectome translates microbial signals into health and disease.

     

    About the American College of Gastroenterology
    Founded in 1932, the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) is an organization with an international membership of over 17,000 individuals from 86 countries. The College’s vision is to be the preeminent professional organization that champions the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of digestive disorders, serving as a beacon to guide the delivery of the highest quality, compassionate, and evidence-based patient care. The mission of the College is to enhance the ability of our members to provide world class care to patients with digestive disorders and advance the profession through excellence and innovation based upon the pillars of Patient Care, Education, Scientific Investigation, Advocacy and Practice Management. www.gi.org

    Visit the ACG Website Media & Press section for all news, featured research, and expert insights related to the ACG 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course. Follow ACG on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram, and share your live updates using #ACG2022.

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  • The Science of Consciousness Conference TSC 2023 – Taormina, Sicily, Italy May 22-28, 2023

    The Science of Consciousness Conference TSC 2023 – Taormina, Sicily, Italy May 22-28, 2023

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    Newswise — The Science of Consciousness (TSC) conferences have been held annually since 1994, alternating yearly between Tucson, Arizona in even-numbered years, and other locations around the world in odd-numbered years. TSC locations have included Italy, Denmark, Japan, Sweden, Czech Republic, Hungary, Hong Kong, India, California, Switzerland, and Finland. 

    The 29th annual TSC will return to Italy, to beautiful Taormina, on the island of Sicily, May 22-28, 2023, organized by Italian professors Riccardo Manzotti (IULM U), Antonio Chella (U Palermo) and Pietro Perconti (U Messina). TSC 2023 Taormina will be co-sponsored by the Center for Consciousness Studies, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Stuart Hameroff, Director. The first overseas TSC Conference in 1995 was on the island of Ischia, near Naples, Italy, organized by Cloe Taddei-Ferretti. We are excited to be returning to Italy.

    Abstracts may be submitted for oral concurrent talks, or posters.

     

    Abstract Submission Form

    Deadline: Dec 5, 2022
    Notifications: Dec 15-30, 2022

     

    Preliminary Program – TSC 2023  

    Program Themes and Speakers will include:

     

    Neuroscience and Consciousness

    Keynote: Christof Koch 

    Plenary: Nicholas Humphrey – Lucia Melloni – Jay Sanguinetti – Orli Dahan

     

    AI and Consciousness

    Keynote: David Chalmers 

    Plenary: Manuel & Lenore Blum – Michael Graziano – Owen Holland – Susan Schneider

     

    Consciousness and Hallucinations

    Alex Byrne – Riccardo Manzotti – Fiona Macpherson – Heather Logue 

     

    E-M and Resonance Theories

    Johnjoe McFadden – Tam Hunt – Michael Levin – Anirban Bandyopadhyay

     

    Quantum Brain Biology

    Stuart Hameroff – Jim Al Khalili – Aristide Dogariu – Travis Craddock

     

    Intentionality

    Tim Crane – Alberto Voltolini – Uriah Kriegel – Pietro Perconti

     

    Free Will

    Sir Roger Penrose – Keith Frankish – Mario de Caro  

     

    Non-human consciousness

    Frans de Waal – Giorgio Vallortigara – Dante Lauretta

     

    Committee:

    Riccardo Manzotti, Philosopher, Psychologist, and AI expert, Researcher and Author, Ph.D. in Robotics, Chair of Theoretical Philosophy, IULM University, Milan.

    Antonio Chella, Professor of Robotics, University of Palermo, Italy

    Pietro Perconti, Professor of Philosophy, University of Messina, Italy

    Stuart R Hameroff, MD, Anesthesiology, UArizona Banner Medical, Director, Center for Consciousness Studies, Anesthesiologist, Quantum Consciousness Theorist & Researcher

    Harald Atmanspacher Collegium Helveticum Zurich

     

     

    Links:

    Abstract Submission Form

    Center for Consciousness Studies, UArizona 

    The Science of Consciousness Conferences | since 1994

     

    TSC-2023 – Conference Abstract Submission Link – Abstract Submission Form

    TSC-2023 Conference Registration/Venue  – https://www.bisazzagangi.it/tsc2023/

     

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