The Melbourne-Monash Consciousness Research network consists of world-leading researchers from diverse disciplines – each hailing from one of Victoria’s two principal universities: the University of Melbourne and Monash University.
By uniting experts in philosophy, fine arts and music, psychology, physics, cognitive neuroscience, neuro-engineering, and machine learning and IT, we give our research a distinct cross-disciplinary profile – providing translational relevance across industry and clinical settings.
Internationally-recognised, the teams involved have strong relationships with all relevant key institutes and industry. The network members collaborate extensively – they co-author, co-supervise, run joint research projects and share leadership in international networks and scientific associations.
Neuroscience
Dr Thomas Andrillon
Cognitive Neuroscience, Monash University
Thomas’s research is fuelled by a fascination for the human brain and the way in which thoughts emerge from such a small piece of matter. He completed a PhD at the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris.
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Philosophy
Professor Tim Bayne
Philosophy, Monash University
Tim is a philosopher of mind and cognitive science with a particular interest in the nature of consciousness. He is Professor of Philosophy at Monash University and ARC future fellow.
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Biomedical Engineering
Professor Anthony Burkitt
Biomedical Engineering, University of Melbourne
Tony is Professor of Engineering at the University of Melbourne, Department of Biomedical Engineering, where he holds the Chair of Bio-Signals and Bio-Systems.
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Ethics
Associate Professor Adrian Carter
Neuroscience, Monash University
Adrian is a leading figure in Neuroethics. He is an NHMRC Career Development Fellow and Director of Community Engagement and Neuroethics at the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University.
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Psychological Sciences
Professor Olivia Carter
Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne
Olivia is a Professor at the University of Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences. She heads the Perception and Pharmacology lab.
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Neuroscience
Dr Trevor Chong
Cognitive Neuroscience, Monash University
Trevor is a neurologist and cognitive neuroscientist based at the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health.
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Artificial Intelligence
Professor Tom Drummond
Melbourne Connect Chair of Digital Innovation for Society, University of Melbourne
Tom is the Melbourne Connect Chair of Digital Innovation for Society at the University of Melbourne.
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Neuroscience
Dr John Gardner
Sociologist, Monash University
John is a sociologist at the School of Social Sciences at Monash, and science and technology studies (STS) scholar.
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Psychological Sciences
Associate Professor Marta Garrido
Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne
Marta leads the Cognitive Neuroscience and Computational Psychiatry Laboratory at the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Melbourne.
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Biomedical Engineering
Professor David Grayden
Biomedical Engineering, University of Melbourne
David is Clifford Chair of Neural Engineering in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Melbourne School of Engineering and the Graeme Clark Institute for Biomedical Engineering.
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Neuroscience
Professor Anthony Hannan
Neuroscience, University of Melbourne
Tony is a behavioural neuroscientist and medical researcher at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne.
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Psychological Sciences
Dr Hinze Hogendoorn
Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne
Hinze is a Senior Research Fellow at the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne. He is also the founder and principal investigator at the Time in Brain and Behaviour Laboratory.
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Philosophy
Professor Jakob Hohwy
Philosophy, Monash University
Jakob is Head of Philosophy at Monash University. He conducts interdisciplinary research on theories of brain function.
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Ethics
Dr Julian Koplin
Biomedical Ethics, University of Melbourne
Julian is a Research Fellow with the Biomedical Ethics Research Group, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and Melbourne Law School, the University of Melbourne.
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Neuroscience
Dr Levin Kuhlmann
Information Technology, Monash University
Levin is a senior lecturer of Data Science and Digital Health in the Faculty of Information Technology at Monash University.
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Biomedical Engineering
Associate Professor Hamish Meffin
Biomedical Engineering, University of Melbourne
Hamish is a Senior Researcher with the Victorian Research Laboratory of the National Information and Communication Technology Australia (NICTA) in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Melbourne.
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Neuroscience
Dr Steven Miller
Neuroscience, Monash University
Steven is a clinician and researcher in clinical neuroscience and psychiatry, visual neuroscience and consciousness science.
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Physics
Associate Professor Kavan Modi
Physics and Astronomy, Monash University
Kavan is an Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow at the School of Physics and Astronomy at Monash University.
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Neuroscience
Associate Professor Lucy Palmer
Neuroscience, University of Melbourne
Lucy is an Associate Professor and laboratory head of the Neural Networks Laboratory at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health.
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Creative Arts
Professor Mark Pollard
Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne
Mark is founding Head of Interactive Composition at the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne.
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Neuroscience
Associate Professor Adeel Razi
Neuroscience, Monash University
Adeel is an Associate Professor and Director of the Computational Neuroscience Laboratory at the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health and Monash Biomedical Imaging.
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Creative Arts
Dr David Sequeira
Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne
Artist and researcher, David is Director, Margaret Lawrence Gallery, Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne.
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Psychiatry
Professor Suresh Sundram
Psychiatry, Monash
Suresh is Head of the Department of Psychiatry at the School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, and the Director of Research, Mental Health Program at Monash Health.
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Neuroscience
Professor Naotsugu Tsuchiya
Neuroscience
Neuroscientist Nao Tsuchiya is a Professor at the School of Psychological Sciences at Monash. In 2013 he became an ARC Future Fellow.
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Neuroscience
Professor Trichur Vidyasagar
Neuroscience, University of Melbourne
Trichur Vidyasagar (Sagar) is a neuroscientist with a particular interest in vision. He is a Professor in the Department of Optometry & Vision Sciences at the University of Melbourne and also an Honorary Professorial Fellow of the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health.
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Philosophy
Dr Jennifer M Windt
Philosophy, Monash University
Jennifer is a senior research fellow in the Department of Philosophy at Monash University. Her research focuses on philosophy of mind and philosophy of cognitive science.
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