Date: June 7, 2025

Location: Paul Brest Hall: 555 Salvatierra Walk, Stanford, CA 94305.

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9:15 a.m.– Breakfast

9:45 – Welcome and Opening Remarks

10:00 – Flash Talks Session 1: Emotion and Cognition

11:00 – Coffee Break

11:15 – Flash Talks Session 2: Affect in Context

12:15 p.m. – Lunch

1:30 – Panel: Affect in Altered States

• Pilleriin Sikka (Stanford Anesthesiology)
  Anesthesia Dreams: Inducing Transformative Affective Experiences
• Virginia Sturm (UCSF Neurology, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences)
  “Radiating Love and Healing Magic”: The Neuroanatomy of Connectedness
• Josh Woolley (UCSF Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences)
  Psychedelics and Mood: Clinical Trials in Bipolar Depression and Parkinson’s Disease
• Discussant: Hedy Kober (UC Berkeley Psychology)

3:00 – Flash Talks Session 3: Biological Bases of Affect

4:00 – Coffee Break

4:15 – Fireside Chat

• Gaurav Suri (SFSU Psychology)
  The Emergence of Motivated Behavior: A Neural Network Perspective
• Discussant: Kate Petrova (Stanford Psychology)

5:00 – Closing Remarks

5:15 – 6:30 – Poster Session with Wine and Cheese

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