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Steven Laureys

Award-winning neurologist and bestselling author

Steven Laureys is a world-renowned neurologist, brain science popularizer, and bestselling author. Having more than 25 years of experience under his belt, Laureys has published over 500 scientific papers as well as 12 books to date. He is acknowledged as one of the leading authorities in the field.

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Steven Laureys's 2025 Biography

Steven Laureys MD PhD FEAN is a neurologist, author and keynote speaker, recognized for his research on human consciousness. He currently is Chairholder of the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Integrative Neuroscience for Sustainable Mental Health, Full Professor at Laval University, CERVO Brain Research Centre, Quebec, CANADA and is Invited Professor at Harvard Medical School, Boston. He also is Research Director at the Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research and founder of the ‘Coma Science Group’ and GIGA Consciousness Research Unit at Liège University and the Centre Cerveau at the Liège University Hospital.

With his team and collaborators, he uses neuroimaging to study neuroplasticity and recovery from brain disease and trauma but also in sleep, dreaming, anesthesia, hypnosis, trance, psychedelics, and the power of the mind as studied in Buddhist monks, astronauts, entrepreneurs, and top athletes.

Prof Laureys is a promoter of complementary medicine and sustainable mental wellbeing and co-signer of the Cambridge Declaration on Animal Consciousness. He is a highly cited neuroscientist with over 570 scientific articles (H-index 141), ranked in the world top 10 most influential neurologists and is author of several popular books including “The No-Nonsense Meditation Book”. Dr Laureys is a fellow of the Belgian Royal Academy of Medicine and recipient of numerous awards (e.g., European Academy of Neurology, European Award in Medicine, Max Planck Institute, Association of the Scientific Study of Consciousness, and Society of Cognitive Neuroscience). He is co-founder of Mind Care International Foundation.

Steven Laureys MD PhD FEAN is a neurologist, author and keynote speaker, recognized for his research on human consciousness. He currently is Chairholder of the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Integrative Neuroscience for Sustainable Mental Health, Full Professor at Laval University, CERVO Brain Research Centre, Quebec, CANADA and is Invited Professor at Harvard Medical School, Boston. He also is Research Director at the Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research and founder of the ‘Coma Science Group’ and GIGA Consciousness Research Unit at Liège University and the Centre Cerveau at the Liège University Hospital.

With his team and collaborators, he uses neuroimaging to study neuroplasticity and recovery from brain disease and trauma but also in sleep, dreaming, anesthesia, hypnosis, trance, psychedelics, and the power of the mind as studied in Buddhist monks, astronauts, entrepreneurs, and top athletes.

Prof Laureys is a promoter of complementary medicine and sustainable mental wellbeing and co-signer of the Cambridge Declaration on Animal Consciousness. He is a highly cited neuroscientist with over 570 scientific articles (H-index 141), ranked in the world top 10 most influential neurologists and is author of several popular books including “The No-Nonsense Meditation Book”. Dr Laureys is a fellow of the Belgian Royal Academy of Medicine and recipient of numerous awards (e.g., European Academy of Neurology, European Award in Medicine, Max Planck Institute, Association of the Scientific Study of Consciousness, and Society of Cognitive Neuroscience). He is co-founder of Mind Care International Foundation.

Steven Laureys's Latest Books

The No-Nonsense Meditation Book: A scientist's guide to the power of meditation

For this bestselling book, soon translated into ten languages worldwide, Steven explores the effect of meditation on the brain, using hard science to explain the benefits of a practice that was once thought of as purely spiritual. The result is a highly accessible, scientifically questioning guide to meditation, designed to open the practice to a broader audience. A mix of fascinating science, inspiring anecdote and practical exercises, this accessible book offers thoroughly researched evidence that meditation can have a positive impact on all our lives.

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