Bitbrain explores consciousness research beyond the laboratory at ASSC 2026
Several sessions explored how consciousness research can move beyond traditional laboratory paradigms and be studied in more dynamic and ecologically valid settings. Topics included neurophenomenology, multimodal research approaches, and the challenges of understanding cognition and conscious experience in conditions such as chronic pain and dementia.
These discussions reflected a growing interest in capturing conscious experience beyond isolated neural correlates, using methodologies that better reflect real-world contexts.
Among the highlights of the event was the keynote lecture delivered by Tristan Bekinschtein, with whom Bitbrain maintains an ongoing scientific collaboration focused on different dimensions of consciousness in both healthy and clinical populations.
ASSC 2026 also served as an opportunity to present the next generation of Bitbrain's Versatile EEG, designed to support flexible and multimodal neuroscience research in both laboratory and real-world environments.
