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
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeurosciencePsychology·September 15, 2018·4 min readOur Shared Reality is FrayingResearchers report truth is key to normal human interactions and consider how society might be losing its sense of shared reality.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
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
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 3, 2017·4 min readCould Hackers Use Your Brainwaves to Steal your Passwords?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
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
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
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscienceNeuroscience Business·May 6, 2016·2 min readBiotech Companies Given Green Light to Attempt to Regenerate Brains of the DeadCORDIS reports two US based biotech companies have been granted ethical permission to attempt to regenerate the brains of people declared clinically dead from TBI.Read More
