Neuroethics
Neuroethics: A Focus on Neuroscience & Society
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Brain BasicsWhat is Neuroethics?
The more we learn about how to change our brains and those of others, the more we need to think about what those changes mean to us, to our communities, and to our world.
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Joining Neuroscience and Society: Meet New Dana V.P. Khara Ramos, Ph.D.
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Q&A About the BrainUnderstanding New Brain Models
Scientists can now grow living human brain tissue in lab dishes and in animals, creating organoids, neural transplants, and chimeras. While these models will help us better understand the brain, they also raise thorny ethical questions.
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Philip Boffey Neuroethics ColumnThe Debate Over Safe Injection Sites
A federal law against “facilitating illegal drug use” hampers efforts by New York and other states to maintain overdose prevention centers.
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Neuroethics Essay Contest Winners
The contest, which aims to promote interest in neuroethics among students and postdocs early in their academic careers, awards three prizes:
Academic Essay: Nathan Luke Higgins, for Continued access to invasive neural devices: lessons from the AIDS epidemic
General Audience Essay: Erin Morrow, for Beyond Disinformation: Deep Fakes and False Memory Implantation
High School Essay: Rafael Hiu Nok Au, for Exploring the Ethical Implications of Neurotheological Studies
Congratulations!
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Podcast
Neuroscience and the Law – with Francis Shen
With Francis X. Shen, J.D., Ph.D., we discuss the intersection of law and brain science to understand how (and if) insights from neuroscience can make the legal system more just and effective.
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Baked-In: How Racism is Coded into Technology
Sociologist Ruha Benjamin described problems of racism embedded in our processes of building and using technologies, and offered some potential solutions during the 2020 meeting of the International Neuroethics Society.
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Bloggers on Neuroethics
International Neuroethics Society
More Resources
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The Human Brain ProjectEthics and Society
Ethics and Society is part of the Human Brain Project’s research core.
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Center for Law, Brain & BehaviorRecent Cases in Law and Neuroethics
Recent Cases in Law and Neuroscience, curated by the Center for Law, Brain & Behavior and the Shen Neurolaw Lab with support from the Dana Foundation
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion
The Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion (DoSER) facilitates communication between scientific and religious communities.
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Oxford University
Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics
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Emory UniversityCenter for Ethics
Informing responsible applications of neuroscience in research, the clinic, and society as well as engages and activates their community in neuroethics discourse.
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Johns Hopkins University
Berman Institute
Bioethics in scholarship, education, training, and service. Sends weekly “Neuroethics in the News” email.
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Vanderbilt UniversityThe MacArthur Foundation
The Research Network on Law and Neuroscience addresses a focused set of closely-related problems at the intersection of neuroscience and criminal justice.
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University of Pennsylvania
Center for Neuroscience & Society
Faculty and students whose work addresses the ethical, legal and social implications of neuroscience.
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University of British ColumbiaNeuroethics Canada
Interdisciplinary research group dedicated to tackling the ethical, legal, policy and social implications of frontier technological developments in the neurosciences
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Stanford University
Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics (SCBE)
Research, education, and outreach on ethical issues in medicine and healthcare
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University of Washington
Neuroscience for Kids
Q&A format explains basic ethical questions in the sciences.