April 19: Panelists Discuss Consciousness during the UCI Brain Dialogue Series
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Join us Monday, April 19 from 6:30-8 p.m. PST for our UCI Brain Dialogue Series: 4C the Future, where faculty from across the UCI campus will discuss Consciousness.
In this panel, Drs. Yama Akbari, Donald Hoffman, Megan Peters, and Theresa Jean Tanenbaum will discuss their different views about one of humanity’s biggest mysteries: consciousness and free will. Our panelists will dive into a genuine dialogue on the nature of consciousness, our existence, and our subjective experiences; and will explore the origin of consciousness, and its relationship with the physical world and free will.
CONSCIOUSNESS
![Yama Akbari Headshot of Yama Akbari](https://brain.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/49/2021/08/3-02.png)
Yama Akbari
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neurological Surgery
![Donald Hoffman Headshot of Donald Hoffman](https://brain.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/49/2021/08/Donald-Hoffman.png)
Donald Hoffman
Professor of Cognitive Sciences
and Philosophy
![Megan Peters Headshot of Megan Peters](https://brain.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/49/2021/08/Megan-Peters.png)
Megan Peters
Assistant Professor of
Cognitive Sciences
![Theresa Jean Tanenbaum Profile photo of Theresa Jean Tanenbaum](https://brain.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/49/2021/08/Theresa-Jean-Tanenbaum.jpeg)
Theresa Jean Tanenbaum
Assistant Professor in the Department of Informatics