That was actually a central theme of the ICCS Conference. The article on the Siena event goes into detail: https://toscananews.net/a-siena-la-prima-conferenza-del-centro-internazionale-per-lo-studio-della-coscienza. What made the ICCS Conference stand out was how it didn’t shy away from philosophical or even spiritual questions, while still being grounded in science. Presenters openly discussed consciousness from psychological, neurological, and metaphysical angles. There’s a growing recognition that science doesn’t have to deny subjective experience—it can explore it. That’s a big shift from just a few years ago.