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Beyond the Mind-Body Problem:
New Paradigms in the Science of Consciousness

A U.N. Symposium Featuring

Mario Beauregard, Ph.D.
Elie During, Ph.D.
Ebrahim Elahi, M.D., FACS
Bruce Greyson, M.D.
Andrew B. Newberg, M.D.
Sam Parnia, M.D., Ph.D.
Christina M. Puchalski, M.D., FACP
Jeffrey M. Schwartz, M.D.
Henry P. Stapp, Ph.D.
Esther M. Sternberg, M.D.

Over the past decade, an increasing number of physicians and neuroscientists have sought to uncover the complex and enigmatic relationship between the mind, brain, and consciousness as they search for a more comprehensive perspective of the self and the workings of the human mind. Though much work remains to be done, their findings to date have shed a more holistic light on our understanding of the mind-body problem. Join our panel of experts as they explain how new paradigms fueled by the latest scientific research are beginning to alter in remarkable ways how we perceive and relate to the physical world.

The symposium will also serve as the occasion for the launch of The Human Consciousness ProjectSM – an international consortium of multidisciplinary scientists, physicians, and academicians who have joined forces to research the nature of consciousness and its relationship with the brain, as well as the neuronal processes that mediate and correspond to different facets of consciousness. The HCP will be conducting a number of large multicenter studies across the United States, Canada, and Europe, the results of which may bear profound and universal implications, including how we approach and understand death and the dying process.

Time:   9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Date:   Thursday, September 11, 2008
Location: Trusteeship Council Chamber
United Nations, New York, NY

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For more information, visit www.mindbodysymposium.com


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