Neuroethics
News and analysis on the implications of brain science
by Ross Anderson
The Atlantic | March 1, 2019
What science can tell us about how other creatures experience the world.
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by Megan Thielking
STAT News | February 1, 2019
Many patients don’t respond to treatments. Many cycle through one treatment after another without any relief, hoping to eventually land on one that works. Others find treatments that work for them — but only for awhile. And scientists don’t fully know why that’s the case. A new research push is trying to figure it out.
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by Philip M. Boffey
dana.org | January 17, 2019
The Oregon law, the template for many other states, takes a restrained and responsible approach.Neuroethics column for Brain in the News.
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December 20, 2018
The University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Neuroscience & Society and the Franklin Institute have jointly developed a new high school curriculum on “Neuroscience and Society,” tested and refined it with practice at several schools in Philadelphia, and now offer it free to all. Their site includes multimedia resources and activities on a range of topics where neuroscience and society intersect.
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by Diana W. Bianchi, Judith A. Cooper, Joshua A. Gordon, Jill Heemskerk, Richard Hodes, George F. Koob, Walter J. Koroshetz, David Shurtleff, Paul A. Sieving, Nora D. Volkow, James D. Churchill and Khara M. Ramos
Journal of Neuroscience | December 12, 2018
As the NIH BRAIN Initiative continues to grow and increase our understanding of the human brain and how it functions, it should increasingly rely on a robust neuroethics infrastructure to identify and address neuroethical implications of the research it funds.
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by Philip M. Boffey
Brain in the News | December 12, 2018
How can we reduce the easy availability of opioids that is fueling the epidemic without depriving pain-wracked people of the opioid pain-killers they desperately need? Neuroethics column by Phil Boffey for Brain in the News.
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International Neuroethics Society | November 30, 2018
The good news is, no mind-controlling “buy button” exists. The bad news is, as neuroscience areas such as decision-making and reward processing advance, and our personal data accumulates online, there’s no guarantee it will never exist in the future. Videocast of session from the INS annual meeting.
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by Jean Ngoc Boulware
International Neuroethics Society | November 28, 2018
Each year the International Neuroethics Society (INS) holds a Student/Postdoc Essay Contest. The winner in the science communication category this year is Jean Ngoc Boulware, at the University of Chicago.
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by Elizabeth M. Ingram
International Neuroethics Society | November 28, 2018
Each year the International Neuroethics Society (INS) holds a Student/Postdoc Essay Contest. The winner in the academic category this year is Elizabeth M. Ingram, at North Carolina State University.
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Neuroethics Blog | November 20, 2018
"Because legislation imposing a legal duty to warn about or report on mental status places health care providers in potential jeopardy for both failure to report and breach of confidentiality, it raises numerous questions about diagnostic procedures and thresholds," writes Elaine Walker for the Neuroethics Blog.
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by Dana G. Smith
Scientific American | November 9, 2018
At the recent Society for Neuroscience annual meeting, researchers described how social isolation can do severe, long-lasting damage to the brain.
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by Ann L. Whitman
Dana blog | November 3, 2018
The good news is, no mind-controlling “buy button” exists. The bad news is, as neuroscience areas such as decision-making and reward processing advance, and our personal data accumulates online, there’s no guarantee it will never exist in the future. We report from the International Neuroethics Society annual meeting.
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