Toward a Science of Consciousness & Sexuality -- A groundbreaking, evidence-based discussion regarding sexuality, the brain, consciousness, and volition

Baars, Caroline Muir, Shauna Shapiro, Moderator-Natalie Geld, Addt'l Panelist TBA Sex and sexuality are not just opportunities for love and interpersonal fusion. One of the big, big questions is under what circumstances that becomes possible, compared to the times when sex is just the opposite. Sex and love also lead to jealousy and conflict, both pleasure and pain, joy and sadness. According to Jaak Panksepp's Affective Neuroscience, "Psychological and brain analyses must remain two-way streets. For instance, to understand the nature of the brain we must understand emotions, but to understand the diversity of real-life emotions, we must understand the intrinsic operating systems of the brain."

Sex drives evolution – embedded in nature, in life itself. How does the content and context of our sexuality and belief systems prohibit or allow access of our nondual awareness? How does our body's powerful, ancient evolutionary system affect potential neural correlates of consciousness, brain function and behavior? “Once we begin to observe sexuality – or consciousness – a lot of the clouds of mystery start to clear away.” --Dr. Bernard Baars, The Neurosciences Institute