MBCC - IIT Mandi

About The Conference

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 Systems (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 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 Systems, 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.

Announcements

Registration for regular attendees Conference call for papers launched!

Call for abstracts starts:	1st March 2023
Deadline for abstracts submission:	15th August 2023
Results of accepted abstracts:	14th October 2023
Deadline for camera-ready submission:	30th October 2023
Deadline for registration:	30th November 2023
Conference:	14th, 15th, and 16th December 2023
Registration Deadline for regular attendees:	15th November 2023 Register Now

India
Students	INR 3000
Faculty/ Researcher / Industry	INR 6000

Abroad
Students	USD 150
Faculty/ Researcher / Industry	USD 300

Guidelines for Paper Submission

Conference accepts extended abstracts and/or full-lengths papers based on original work. The extended abstracts, if accepted, will be published as web proceedings on the conference webpage. In contrast, full-length papers, if accepted, will be published as proceedings with a publisher (e.g., Springer). Extended abstracts should be limited toa maximum of 1000 words including 2 figures and 2 tables (references are not counted in the word limit). Full-length papers should follow the Springer template. In both extended abstracts and full-length papers, excluding references and citations, the amount of similarity to published sources should not be more than 15% and similarity to a single source should not be more than 4%.