The mind is a powerful thing – it can generate both symptoms of illness and symptoms of healing. Here’s what this could tell us about consciousness.
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Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University
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Professor and Personal Chair, Swansea University
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Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Liverpool
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Professor, Macquarie University
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Associate Dean (Research) & Associate Professor of Education (Personal Development, Health & Physical Education), Charles Sturt University
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Post-Doctoral Fellow in Cognitive Neuroscience, Western Sydney University
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Phd Candidate - Neuroscience of Consciousness, Monash University
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Professor, School of Philosophy, Australian National University
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Reader in Applied Cognitive Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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PhD Researcher, Cardiff University
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Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Cognitive and Parapsychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Post Doctoral Researcher in Cognitive Neuroscience, UCL
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PhD candidate in Psychiatry, University of Cambridge
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Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology, Trinity College Dublin
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Head of Law School, The Open University
