An interdisciplinary workshop that brings together world-leading scholars, junior researchers, artists, clinicians and more importantly people with lived experiences of Depersonalisation to address key questions around this widely spread yet under-acknowledged condition.

Joint efforts from philosophy, neuroscience, psychology, arts and computational neuroscience will address the following (non-exhaustive) questions:

• What can we learn from people with lived experiences to better understand mental health, subjective experiences and its alterations?

• What is the relationship between the body, bodily movements and the self in people that feel detached from their bodies and from others?

• What is the relationship between embodiment, consciousness and neural correlates of consciousness?
• Can we tailor body- and movement-based potential interventions to alleviate self disorders?

• What does it mean to feel like a “machine”/”robot”, and how can research from social robotics help us better address this question?

• Can we build artificial consciousness as we build already artificial bodies and artificial intelligence?


Registration is free but mandatory as limited space. Places will be given on first come first served basis, so make sure you register in advance - to register, please send an email to embodiedconsciousnessworkshop@gmail.com.

Speakers: Duarte Araujo, Bruno Berberian, Anna Ciaunica, Axel Cleermans, Alberto Colombo, Simon Knogler, Konstantina Kilteni, Joe Perkins, Frank Rohricht.

Organizers: Anna Ciaunica, Eva Anjos, Simon Knogler.

This event is generously supported by the Project “Walking with my Heart: Examining the Effect of Dynamic Real-Time Sensory Feedback of Bodily Movements and Heartbeats on the Sense of Self and Sense of Presence in Depersonalisation” awarded by the Mind & Life Europe F. Varela Research Awards to Dr Anna Ciaunica ( PI) under the reference “Grant # 2021EVA-Ciaunica, Anna”.

Consultants: Ana Tajadura Jimenez, Lara Maister | Research Assistant: Simon Knogler.

This event is a joint endeavor co-organised by i) the Co-Embodied Self Lab (CELab) at the Centre for Philosophy of Sciences, University of Lisbon (CFCUL) Portugal; ii) the Unreal Charity, London, the UK.

More info: https://walkingbodyproject.rd.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/.