Center for Consciousness Science
Advancing Research, Education & Clinical Care
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The mechanisms and measurement of conscious experience are among the most fundamental questions in science, with profound philosophical and clinical implications.
About

The mission of the CCS is to advance multidisciplinary research, education, and clinical care as it relates to consciousness.

Research

We employ multimodal neuroimaging in our human protocols as well as neurophysiology and neurochemistry in our laboratories.

People

Our faculty currently represent fields such as neuroscience, anesthesiology, neurology, psychiatry, neurosurgery, biomedical engineering, and physics.

Education

The Center for Consciousness Science is passionate about educating the next generation and the public about consciousness.

CCS Leadership
Co-Directors
 portrait of Anthony Hudetz Anthony G Hudetz, DBM, PhD
Professor of Anesthesiology and Executive Director
Neuroscience Research
Center for Consciousness Science
portrait of Zirui Huang Zirui Huang, PhD
Research Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Co-Director, Center for Consciousness Science
Associate Director
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Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Program Associate
Center for Consciousness Science
Upcoming Events
2025 Edward F. Domino Lecture to be held on Thursday May 15th, 2025
The 2025 Edward F. Domino Lecture will be held on Thursday May 15th, 2025 at 7AM. The lecture will be held at Med Sci 1 Room M5330.
Edward F. Domino Lecture 2025
Featured News
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Health Lab
The brain in balance
In a recent study, using network neuroscience, investigators found a way to objectively determine the balance of integration and segregation in fMRI-measured brain signals during wakefulness as well as during sleep and anesthesia.
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Health Lab
How the brain's inner chamber governs your state of consciousness
Investigators at Michigan Medicine, who are studying the nature of consciousness, have successfully used the drug to identify the intricate brain geometry behind the unconscious state, offering an unprecedented look at brain structures that have traditionally been difficult to study.
Research News
2024 Edward F. Domino Lecture to be held May 30, 2024
Edward F. Domino Lecture in Consciousness Studies "Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll Unconscious States: Female Brains Exhibit Higher Propensity for...
Research News
CCS 10 Year Celebration to be held June 12, 2024
Center for Consciousness Science 10 Year Celebration June 12, 2024, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Med Sci II, Room 3697 - West...
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News Release
George Mashour, M.D., Ph.D. appointed senior associate dean for faculty and faculty development
George A. Mashour, M.D., Ph.D., has been appointed senior associate dean for faculty and faculty development of the University of Michigan Medical School by the U-M Board of Regents, effective May 1, 2024.
Research News
Video: How the brain’s functional geometry could encode dimensions of the mind
Consciousness is a multidimensional phenomenon, but key dimensions such as awareness and wakefulness have been described conceptually....