Dr. Barušs is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at King’s University College and an Adjunct Research Professor in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Western University. With expertise in Consciousness Studies, Professor Barušs teaches courses about consciousness and altered states of consciousness. His current research includes the development of a flicker theory of consciousness as well as laboratory studies of human-machine interactions with random event generators. He is the author of 6 books, 46 papers, and 22 reviews, and has given 93 presentations at conferences and universities around the world. He is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Scientific Exploration and a member of a number of professional societies, including the New York Academy of Sciences and the Society for Consciousness Studies, which he co-founded. Imants interest is in all aspects of consciousness studies, although his research has been focussed primarily on quantum consciousness, altered states of consciousness, self-transformation, mathematical modeling of consciousness, and beliefs about consciousness and reality. http://baruss.ca