The seventh edition of the World Conference on the Future of Science organised by the Umberto Veronesi Foundation, the Silvio Tronchetti Provera Foundation, and the Giorgio Cini Foundation, will tackle arguably the furthest frontier for scientific research: the mind, here aptly described as the “essence of humanity”. Leading researchers worldwide
will report on the state of the art as regards the study of the workings and evolution of the human mind.

This still partly unexplored universe is the distinguishing feature of our species on which our future depends. The conference will touch on a huge range of subjects: feelings, decisions, empathy, “other animal minds”, the birth of beliefs, biological and artificial intelligences, mirror neurons, the power of memory, dreams and sleep, the peculiarity of human language, consciousness and its dysfunctions, syndromes, psychosis and disorders in the mind-brain system, but also the neurosciences investigating music, arts and pleasure. The event is open to the general public. For information on how to enrol and to download the complete programme, go to www.thefutureofscience.org.