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.

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About

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

People

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

Research

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

Education

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

Ken Solt MD to speak at annual Domino Lecture
Activating the Brain’s Arousal Systems to Reverse Drug-induced Unconsciousness

2026 Edward F. Domino Lecture
07:00am

Join us for the 2026 Edward F. Domino Lecture featuring Ken Solt, MD.

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Consciousness Journal Club

Join us to engage in an open, round table, format in the discussion of relevant and recent findings in this field.

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Upcoming Events

Activating the Brain’s Arousal Systems to Reverse Drug-induced Unconsciousness
Join us for the 2026 Edward F. Domino Lecture featuring Ken Solt, MD, on June 25, 2026.

Featured News
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Health Lab

Brains and stock markets follow the same rules in crisis, study finds

University of Michigan researchers reveal that the behaviors of brains and economies during crises can be explained using observations common in the realm of physics.
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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 held on 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.