Neuroethics
News and analysis on the implications of brain science
by Philip M. Boffey
Brain in the News | June 10, 2019
The nation’s opioids epidemic is not just a medical crisis, it is an ethical problem as well, reports an expert committee appointed by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine.
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NIH | May 1, 2019
The BRAIN 2.0 Neuroethics Subgroup has developed a Neuroethics Roadmap for the NIH BRAIN Initiative, reviewing priority areas identified in the BRAIN 2025 Strategic Plan, incorporating updates from the broader BRAIN 2.0 Working Group; and characterizing the neuroethical implications that may arise as BRAIN Initiative investments produce new tools and/or apply those tools to advancing the goals of the initiative. Now it's our turn: NIH is asking the public to read and send comments or questions. Deadline: May 20.
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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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