About Us
Founded in 2021 as a student-initiated grassroots movement, MESEC stemmed out of a workshop for researchers in consciousness science held in Campomoro, Corsica.
Our mission is to advance the scientific study of consciousness by fostering an inclusive and amicable research environment, promoting collaboration over competition. Support from two Templeton World Charity Foundation grants allowed us to grow our community and expand our initiatives, now offering events for students and post-docs in all stages of interaction with consciousness studies: from getting to know the basics to working on the innovative frontiers in the field.
MESEC is ran by researchers in training (students and post-docs) and our flat-hierarchy organizational structure includes executive board, event organization, and task forces. You can join our community by participating at an event and becoming a MESEC alum - MESECeer :)
Executive Board
Karla Matić
Max Planck School of Cognition / Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Treasurer
3rd Year PhD
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Active Members
Emma Moorhead
Humboldt University
Francisca Ayres Ribeiro
Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience / Universiteit van Amsterdam
George Deane
University of Montreal
Hanna Tolle
Imperial College London
Inès Ben Haj Kacem
École Normale Supérieure d'Ulm
Lucie Cauwet
Université de Genève
Maximilian Kathofer
University of Vienna
Romy Beauté
Sussex Centre for Consciousness Science
Rosalind McAlpine
University College London
Rubén Herzog
Paris Brain Institute
Thomas Hardy
Paris Cité
Dedicated Former Members
Adelina-Mihaela Halchin
Cardiff University
Advisory Board
Athena Demertzi
Tenured researcher (FNRS Research Associate) at the University of Liege
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Cyriel Pennartz
Head of Dept. Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience, University of Amsterdam
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Past Scientific Chairs
Cyriel Pennartz
Head of Dept. Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience, University of Amsterdam
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Athena Demertzi
Tenured researcher (FNRS Research Associate) at the University of Liege
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