
Neuroethics
News and analysis on the implications of brain science
Neuroethics
Neuroethics
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Philip Boffey Neuroethics Column
Marijuana: Young Minds and Other Concerns
Any ethical evaluation of marijuana policies should consider the latest scientific understanding of marijuana’s effects on cognitive abilities on adolescents and its potential downstream impacts on education, employment, job performance, and income.
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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: Sarah R. Zinn, for Obesity, Cognition, and Society: Ethical Warnings from the Sordid History of Eugenics and Scientific Racism
Essay for a General Audience: Eddie Jacobs, for What if a Pill Can Change Your Politics or Religious Beliefs? [essay posted on Scientific American’s site]
High School Essay: Cherie Fernandes, for Redefining Justice: Updating Criminal Law to Reflect a New Understanding of the Mind
Congratulations!
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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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Philip Boffey Neuroethics Column
Neuroscience Confronts Racism
The Black Lives Matter protests have triggered an intense bout of soul-searching and frantic efforts to erase all vestiges of racism from institutions around the nation.
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Psychedelic Treatment for Consciousness Disorders?
If the complexity of a brain’s connections is a good measure of consciousness, and if psychedelics increase connectivity, could they help people in unconscious states like coma?
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Wearable Brain Devices: Buyer Beware
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Briefing Paper
The Abused Brain
What happens to the brain of a child who is abused, neglected, or otherwise maltreated?
International Neuroethics Society
International Neuroethics Society
Podcasts & Video
Podcasts & Video
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Public Mental Health and Economic Difficulties
With Catherine Ettman, Ph.D., we discuss public mental health, the economic factors associated with higher risks of depression, and how pervasive depression and anxiety appear to be in US adults during the COVID-19 era.
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International Neuroethics Society Incoming President Nita Farahany
Nita Farahany, Duke University law and philosophy professor, discusses what the International Neuroethics Society hopes to accomplish under her watch as its new president.
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Podcasts
Podcast with Karen Moxon, author of Mind Over Matter: Cognitive Neuroengineering
On the future of machine-brain interface, and the emerging technology’s privacy and other ethical concerns.
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Video
Neurotechnology and the Military
Jonathan Moreno describes tech advances relevant to members of the military and their families, including cognitive enhancement and brain-computer interfaces for patients.
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Podcast
Meet Our Neuroethics Columnist
Philip M. Boffey, former New York Times Editorial Page deputy editor and Pulitzer Prize winner, who discusses clear science writing and his plans for the column.
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Podcasts
Neuroethics Pioneer Steven E. Hyman
On the 15th anniversary of the conference, “Neuroethics: Mapping the Field,” we ask Dr. Hyman to reflect on how far the field has come and where it may be going.
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Video
The Science and Policy of Marijuana
A scientist who leads NIDA, a doctor, and a public-policy maker address the scientific research on the effects of cannabis on brain and behavior, the status and evidence of its medicinal value, and implications for policy makin
More Resources
More Resources
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The Human Brain Project
Ethics and Society
Ethics and Society is part of the Human Brain Project’s research core.
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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 University
Center 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 University
The 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 Columbia
Neuroethics 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.