Neuroethics

Neuroethics articles can cover the ethics of research related to neuroscience, brain research involving ethical choices, fMRI studies, controversial research and other topics to debate.

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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How People Judge Good From Bad

Neuroscience NewsOctober 4, 2018

Researchers shed light on how people decide whether certain behaviors are moral or immoral.... 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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Our Shared Reality is Fraying

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 15, 2018

Researchers report truth is key to normal human interactions and consider how society might be losing its sense of shared reality.... Read More...

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Study Tackles Neuroscience Claims to Have Disproved “Free Will”

Neuroscience NewsMarch 12, 2018

A new qualitative review calls into question previous findings about the neuroscience of free will.... Read More...

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Can Your Brain Testify Against You?

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 2, 2018

Researchers question the ethical implications of using neuroscience techniques for legal cases.... Read More...

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From Healthcare to Warfare: How to Regulate Brain Technology

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 18, 2018

University 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...

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Experts Call for Ethics Rules to Protect Privacy and Free Will As Brain Implants Advance

Neuroscience NewsNovember 13, 2017

Researchers call for regulations and ethical guidelines to help protect personal privacy and autonomy for those who use neurotechnologies.... Read More...

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If a Brain Can Be Caught Lying, Should We Admit That Evidence to Court?

Neuroscience NewsAugust 5, 2017

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...

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Could Hackers Use Your Brainwaves to Steal your Passwords?

Neuroscience NewsJuly 3, 2017

As EEG headsets are growing in popularity with general consumers, researchers are advising better security and safety measures is needed after their study revealed how easy it could be for experienced hackers to break into the system software and monitory brain waves to extract personal information.... Read More...

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Who Is Responsible If a Brain-Controlled Robot Drops a Baby?

Neuroscience NewsJune 30, 2017

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...

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News

How Blood Vessels Protect the Brain During Inflammation

Finding the Elusive Drinking ‘Brake’

Neuroscience

How Blood Vessels Protect the Brain During Inflammation

Finding the Elusive Drinking ‘Brake’

Split and Continuous Sleep in Teens Impacts Cognition and Glucose Levels Differently

Neurology

How Blood Vessels Protect the Brain During Inflammation

New MRI Sensor Can Image Activity Deep Within the Brain

Phantom Limb Sensation Explained

AI

New AI Can Identify and Predict Development of Cancer Symptom Clusters

Learning Transistor Mimics the Brain

Researchers Translate Brain Signals Directly Into Speech

Robotics

New Prosthetic Restores the Sense of Where Your Hand Is

Electric Bikes Could Provide Older People with Brain Boost

Spinal Cord is Smarter than Previously Thought

Psychology

Finding the Elusive Drinking ‘Brake’

Combination Therapy May Be Beneficial For Schizophrenia Treatment

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

Using Electrical Brain Stimulation to Foster Creativity

Study Tackles Neuroscience Claims to Have Disproved “Free Will”

Can Your Brain Testify Against You?

From Healthcare to Warfare: How to Regulate Brain Technology

Experts Call for Ethics Rules to Protect Privacy and Free Will As Brain Implants Advance

If a Brain Can Be Caught Lying, Should We Admit That Evidence to Court?

Could Hackers Use Your Brainwaves to Steal your Passwords?

Who Is Responsible If a Brain-Controlled Robot Drops a Baby?