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Jumping the Gun

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While the mobilization of the world’s scientific community to understand Covid-19 is unprecedented in history, keep in mind that more than 4,000 papers—known as preprints—have yet to be peer-reviewed.
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Troubling Regulatory Standards

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Our neuroethics columnist addresses a concerning new trend of reporting brain research results through the popular media rather than in peer reviewed journals.
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The Social Media Conundrum

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What can be done to overcome the devious tactics used by tech companies to ensnare teens in compulsively using and returning to social media?

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Do Violent Video Games Lead to Violence?

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Violent video games of every shape and form are all the rage in the marketplace, but the jury is still out on their link to real-world aggression. Column by Philip M. Boffey.
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INS Keynote Address: Martha Farah on the Impact of SES

Report from the International Neuroethics Society Conference, 2019

Martha J. Farah delivered a spirited defense of the fledgling field of neuroethics to a supportive audience on Friday, the final day of the 2019 annual meeting of the International Neuroethics Society (INS), in Chicago.
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Growing Brains: Warnings from a Cell Line That Became Immortal

Neuroethics Essay Contest Winner, 2019

The winning entry in this year's Neuroethics Essay Contest, general-audience category, is by Sunidhi Ramesh, Sidney Kimmel Medical College Emory University
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CNS Intervention in the Courtroom: An Ethical Evaluation of the Rehabilitative Potential of SSRIs

Neuroethics Essay Contest Winner, 2019

The winning entry in this year's Neuroethics Essay Contest, academic category, is by Khayla Black, New York University Shanghai
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The Right to Neurotechnology: Exploring the Government’s Role on Societal Stratification in the Future of Human Enhancement

Neuroethics Essay Contest Winner, 2019

The winning entry in this year's Neuroethics Essay Contest, high-school category, is by Prithvi Nathan, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
art of protesters asking Am I Next?
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Guns and the Mental Health Misnomer

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While mass shootings continue to escalate, politics has led to the absence of solid, peer-reviewed research that will help identify individuals who might commit violent crimes. Column by Philip M. Boffey
flower caught in ice that's melting
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Redefining Death

Partial Revival of Pig Brains Raises Ethical and Existential Questions

Can brain cells be revived after death? Conventional wisdom says cells die quickly when deprived of oxygen, but researchers recently sparked cellular activity in brains of pigs killed hours earlier, raising new questions about our definitions of death.

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