FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscience·September 19, 2018·6 min readUsing Electrical Brain Stimulation to Foster CreativityResearchers 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
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscience·March 12, 2018·4 min readStudy Tackles Neuroscience Claims to Have Disproved “Free Will”A new qualitative review calls into question previous findings about the neuroscience of free will.Read More
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 2, 2018·3 min readCan Your Brain Testify Against You?Researchers question the ethical implications of using neuroscience techniques for legal cases.Read More
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscience·January 18, 2018·3 min readFrom Healthcare to Warfare: How to Regulate Brain TechnologyUniversity of Basel bioethicists have outlined a new biosecurity framework for neurotechnology. They call for regulations to protect the mental privacy and integrity of those the technologies are used on.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 5, 2018·5 min readMirror Neuron Activity Predicts People’s Decision Making in Moral DilemmasUCLA researchers investigated how the brain responds when people watch other experience painful events. The study reports neural responses predict whether people will be inclined to avoid causing harm to others when faced with moral dilemmas.Read More
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscience·November 13, 2017·3 min readExperts Call for Ethics Rules to Protect Privacy and Free Will As Brain Implants AdvanceResearchers call for regulations and ethical guidelines to help protect personal privacy and autonomy for those who use neurotechnologies.Read More
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeurosciencePsychology·August 5, 2017·4 min readIf a Brain Can Be Caught Lying, Should We Admit That Evidence to Court?As technology is improving and becoming more accurate at deciphering whether a person is lying or telling the truth, researchers debate whether such technology should be used in legal cases.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 18, 2017·4 min readEmpowering Robots for Ethical BehaviorA new Frontiers in Robotics and AI study outlines a concept called Empowerment that may allow robots to adhere to self preservation while serving and protecting humans.Read More
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·June 30, 2017·4 min readWho Is Responsible If a Brain-Controlled Robot Drops a Baby?As brain controlled robots and neuroprosthetics are rapidly growing in popularity, researchers impress the need to create guidelines to help insure safe and beneficial use of brain machine interactions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscience·May 16, 2017·4 min readCurrent ‘Moral Enhancement’ Technologies Are Neither Feasible Nor WiseA new study assesses existing research into 'moral enhancement' technologies and reports that current methods are neither wise nor feasible.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 4, 2017·3 min readStudy on Microplastic Particles to Be RetractedA study into the consumption of microplastics by larval fish has been retracted from the journal Science following reports of misconduct in the research.Read More
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 28, 2017·4 min readA Need for Neurolaw? Human Rights Laws May Need Revision in Neurotech FutureResearchers propose four new human rights laws that could help protect against exploitation and privacy loss in the age of neurotechnology.Read More