The conundrum of finding a consistent first principle causal mechanism for the origin of consciousness and conscious experience has virtually baffled the greatest thinkers of our time. Despite ongoing advances in consciousness studies, we have not been able to answer the so-called ‘hard problem’ of consciousness satisfactorily. Interestingly, Indian Knowledge System (IKS) have addressed the issue within a holistic framework without necessarily adhering to the physicalist and reductionist paradigms of modern science. Specifically, IKS provides a number of interventions from the yoga sutras, Sankhya, Ayurveda, and other traditional texts. These interventions may include yoga, meditation, ayurveda, and other Indian performing arts. Thus, there is a great need of imbibing the insights from IKS and its numerous interventions in order to solve the fundamental questions in relation to consciousness and conscious experience for cognitive wellness and mental health. The international conference, “Mind, Brain, and Consciousness (MBC): Perspectives from Indian Knowledge System,” organized by the Indian Knowledge System and Mental Health Applications (IKSMHA) Centre, envisages a healthy discussion among scientists and philosophers on consciousness as well as different IKS interventions for cognitive wellness and mental health. 

The scientific appeal of this conference:

The conference will be the first of its kind to bring together scholars from all walks of life, i.e., neuroscientists, psychologists, AI and robotics researchers, physicists, mathematicians, biologists, computer scientists, traditional scholars and practitioners of Indian Knowledge System, etc. We welcome papers and posters from all the areas mentioned above. The conference will have plenary talks, parallel sessions (for paper and poster presentations), and brainstorming panel discussions. 

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:

For details please visit https://iksmha.iitmandi.ac.in/mbcc

List of Topics

• Science of Consciousness
• Science of Brain and Mind
• Interventions in IKS (Yoga, Meditation, Pranayam etc.)
• Cognitive Psychology
• Samkhya Philosophy
• Ayurveda
• Biomarkers of Cognition
• Quantum Cognition
• Music and Cognition
• Neuroscience of Cognition
• Applications of IKS (Alzimer’s, Depression, Stress, Anxiety, Parkinson’s)
• Other Indian Performing Arts

Committees

Technical Program Committee

• Dr. Venugopal Damrela, University of Colorado    

• Prof. Arun Sashidharan, NIMHANS                      

• Dr. Nirmalya Guha, IIT BHU      

• Dr. Lalan Kumar, IIT Delhi 

• Prof. Rama Jayasundar, AIIMS 

• Dr. Uma Shankar Adluri, SIVAS 

• Prof. Braj Bhushan, IIT Kanpur  

• Dr. Kunal Mooley, CalTech    

• Mr. Martin Fleming, BIHS  

• Dr. Marieke Van Vugt, University of Groningen

Local Organizing committee

• Prof. Laxmidhar Behera, IIT Mandi

• Dr. Varun Dutt, IIT Mandi

• Dr. Arnav Bhavsar, IIT Mandi

• Dr. Tulika Srivastava, IIT Mandi

• Dr. Shubhajit Roy Chowdhury, IIT Mandi

• Dr. Amit Prasad, IIT Mandi

• Dr. Aniruddha Chakraborty, IIT Mandi

• Dr. Chayan K. Nandi, IIT Mandi

• Dr. Nitu Kumari, IIT Mandi

Invited Speakers

to be updated soon ..

Publication

MBCC-2023 proceedings will be published in Springer 

Venue

IIT Mandi

Contact

mbcc@iitmandi.ac.in