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If you could learn every disease your child could possibly develop in life, would you?

Neuroscience NewsMay 24, 2019

Including genomic sequencing with routine newborn testing could reveal the risk a child has of developing numerous conditions later in life. Researchers weigh up the pros and cons of genetic sequencing in newborns.... Read More...

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Examining ethical issues surrounding wearable brain devices marketed to consumers

Neuroscience NewsMay 22, 2019

Study established four general categories of claims made by companies for their consumer-based wearable brain devices. Researchers suggest better ways manufacturers could communicate both the positive and negative outcomes of using their products in a more ethical way.... Read More...

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Healthy brain development is a human right

Neuroscience NewsMay 22, 2019

Researchers state healthy brain development should be considered a human right, not a privilege for the elite. Youths incarcerated in the U.S jail system are not having their cognitive and emotional development needs met, the study reports. ... Read More...

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When robots commit wrongdoing, people may incorrectly assign the blame

Neuroscience NewsApril 5, 2019

As robots become more autonomous, people will regard them as more responsible for accidental wrongdoing.... Read More...

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Sugar’s Sick Secrets: How Industry Forces Have Manipulated Science to Downplay the Harm

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 12, 2019

UCSF researchers report the food and beverage industries push sugary products while obfuscating the significant health issues added sugars can cause. The findings shed light on sugars' link to disease and exposes industrial tactics to downplay the public health risks of diets too high in sugar.... Read More...

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What Does ‘Dead’ Mean? How Should We Define Death?

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 4, 2019

A new special report raises the question, in light of modern medical developments, whether clinicians should redefine what is meant by the term 'death'.... Read More...

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High Stakes Decision Making Causes More Cheating and Less Charity

Neuroscience NewsOctober 18, 2018

According to researchers, when faced with high stakes decision making tasks, people are more likely to lose sight of personal morality, leading to more cheating and less charitable efforts.... Read More...

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Using Electrical Brain Stimulation to Foster Creativity

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 19, 2018

Researchers debate the growing use of tES to enhance creativity, concluding there is a potential value in brain stimulation. However, researchers say, the use of tES raises a number of neuroethical, legal and social issues that must be addressed.... Read More...

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Confronting ‘Yucky’ Attitudes About Genetically Engineered Foods

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 18, 2018

Researchers hope to expose the gap between advocates of GMOs and opponents.... Read More...

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Are We Predisposed to Forgive?

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 17, 2018

A new study reports our cognitive flexibility in judging those who wrong us may shed light on both the human tendency to forgive, and explain why people hold on to those who continue to wrong them.... Read More...

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