TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 , 9.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m.
Mind: the essence of humanity - 3rd Day

Morning Session - 9.00 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.
Anomalous brain development and stem cell involvement as potential contributors to cognitive decline in glioma – AIRC LECTURE	William Weiss, Professor of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
Brain disorders and plasticity	Giancarlo Comi, Professor of Neurology, Ospedale San Raffaele, Milano
Dreams	Allan Hobson, Professor of Psychiatry, Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School
	Gabriella Pravettoni, Professor of Cognitive Psychology, University of Milano

Panel discussion

Afternoon Session - 2.00 p.m. – 4.00 p.m.
Consciousness in Theory and Practice	Giulio Tononi, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin

What is left of soul? And free will?	Enrico Berti, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy of Science, Università degli Studi di Padova
	Giulio Giorello, Professor of Philosophy of Science, Università degli Studi di Milano

Programme overview