Neuroethics
News and analysis on the implications of brain science
by Kelly Servick
Science | April 16, 2019
How should researchers share results with the far-flung populations they may soon be able to study? Could direct-to-consumer neuroimaging become an industry alongside personal genetic testing?
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by Bahar Gholipour
Science | March 21, 2019
A a new research program spanning 17 universities and backed by more than $7 million from two private foundations will bring neuroscientists and philosophers together to tackle two important questions: What does it take to have free will? And whatever that is, do we have it?
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by Philip M. Boffey
dana.org | March 8, 2019
Without a strong global consensus on standards to govern gene-editing, another rogue scientist may be tempted to go astray. Neuroethics column from Brain in the News
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by Ross Anderson
The Atlantic | March 1, 2019
What science can tell us about how other creatures experience the world.
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Neuron | February 6, 2019
In this special issue, leaders from several international brain projects describe why and how they will integrate neuroethics into their projects.
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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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