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AMCS<br>Association for Mathematical Consciousness Science

Welcome!

The Association for Mathematical Consciousness Science (AMCS) is an international association of scientists and philosophers devoted to mathematical topics in the scientific study of consciousness. It aims to further the development of mathematical approaches in the scientific study of consciousness, henceforth referred to as Mathematical Consciousness Science (MCS).

The association came about due to an expectation, among a growing number of researchers internationally, that mathematical models and approaches will likely play a significant role in humankind’s scientific understanding of consciousness. The association was also deemed needed in order to bring together a growing number of conferences, workshops, online seminar series, and journal special issues. Whilst AMCS sees mathematical approaches as having great potential to achieve new breakthroughs, AMCS also views mathematical approaches as complementary and supportive of non-mathematical approaches to the scientific study of consciousness and aims to help bridge existing gaps.

The association’s goals are:

To connect researchers whose work relates to MCS, in order to facilitate joint work, exchange of ideas and debates among members in a cooperative and respectful, rather than competitive, atmosphere.

To encourage and support open-minded, unprejudiced, and non-dogmatic research on MCS while ensuring and advocating scientific quality, honesty and integrity.

To offer guidance to the emerging field of MCS through coordinating a discussion of a shared sense of its purpose and its long-term goals, as well as through helping to avoid and resolve personal conflicts within its community of researchers.

To facilitate the communication of the field’s goals, activities, scientific knowledge and progress to its own community, other scientific disciplines and the general public, to increase the field’s visibility generally speaking, to instantiate mutual education of members and of young scientists who are interested in MCS and to help in particular students to connect with researchers working in MCS.

To raise funds for the above-mentioned causes, as well as for directly financing research on MCS, and to work collaboratively with those around the world who strive to set up research centres and initiatives devoted to MCS.

Download the constitution dated 8th January 2021.

News

Models of Consciousness 2026 (MoC7) announced

We are delighted to announce the seventh instalment of the Models of Consciousness conference series.

University of Copenhagen,<br>Denmark<br>October 12 – 16, 2026

The website is available here.

Models of Consciousness with a clean conscience

Models of Consciousness 2025 (MoC6), at Hokkaido University in Japan, was a great success bringing together researchers from around the World in the cause of advancing consciousness science. The AMCS thanks all those who participated, not least, for their willingness to pay the Co2 carbon offsetting levy, ensuring the AMCS meets its environmental commitments under Subsection 21.2 of the AMCS constitution.

We are delighted to announce that MoC6 offset 187.8 metric tons of CO₂ greenhouse gases. A total of €4,696.00 EUR was raised through the carbon offsetting registration fee levy and paid to Atmosfair, a German non-profit organization that actively contributes to CO₂ mitigation by promoting, developing and financing renewable energies in over 15 countries worldwide. A copy of the Certificate can be found here. Thank you for supporting MoC conferences with a clean conscience.

Models of Consciousness 2025 (MoC6) announced

We are delighted to announce the sixth instalment of the Models of Consciousness conference series.

Hokkaido University<br>Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan<br>September 30 – October 4, 2025

The website is available here.

Models of Consciousness 2024 (MoC5) announced

We are delighted to announce the fifth instalment of the Models of Consciousness conference series, which will be held at the University of Bamberg, Germany. The website is available here.

Carbon offsetting of MoC4 2023

The AMCS constitutional commitment to the environmental (under Subsection 21.2 of the constitution) is helping support the global rollout of renewables.

We are delighted to announce that the Models of Consciousness 2023 (MoC4) conference, at Oxford UK, has offset 222.4 metric tons of CO₂ greenhouse gases. A total of €5,117.00 was raised through the carbon offsetting registration fee levy and paid to Atmosfair, a German non-profit organization that actively contributes to CO₂ mitigation by promoting, developing and financing renewable energies in over 15 countries worldwide. We are very grateful to all those who paid the levy. A copy of the Certificate can be found here.

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