Lucia Melloni: Testing theories, expanding minds: A roadmap for consciousness science

This talk was recorded at the conference The Conscious Mind at 30 at Kunstmuseum Bochum on June 18, 2026. The conference was organized by Lucia Melloni and Tobias Schlicht (Ruhr-Universität Bochum) and assembled renowned philosophers and scientists to take stock of the science of consciousness and look ahead at future developments in this field. Jan Schulten and David Tetteh Adjirackor were responsible for shooting and Jan Schulten for editing the videos (www.janschulten.info). Further information about the event: https://luciamelloni.github.io/consci...

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