Neuroethics
News and analysis on the implications of brain science
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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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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by Ann L. Whitman
Dana blog | November 3, 2018
Since 2002, deep brain stimulation (DBS), the surgical implantation of a pacemaker-like device that sends electrical impulses to targeted parts of the brain, has been used as a treatment for motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD). But are patients trading part of their sense of self in exchange for improved mobility? We report from the International Neuroethics Society annual meeting.
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by Philip M. Boffey
November 1, 2018
What should be done in the absence of better knowledge of how to predict the risks to an individual player? New Neuroethics column for Brain in the News.
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by Matt Kaplan
Nature | October 30, 2018
Researchers are developing wristbands and apps to predict moods — but the technology has pitfalls as well as promise.
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by Karen Hao
October 24, 2018
The infamous “trolley problem” was put to millions of people in a global study, revealing how much ethics diverge across cultures.
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by Adina L. Roskies
Neuroethics Blog | October 16, 2018
Neuroethics, by its name, seems to suggest that neuroscience is relevant for ethical thought. Researcher and philosopher Adina Roskies clarifies the ways in which neuroscience can be relevant to ethics.
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