FeaturedNeuroethicsNeurosciencePsychology·August 5, 2011Project to Use Prison Research in Studying Neural Basis of PsychopathyA leading University of Chicago researcher on empathy is launching a project to understand psychopathy by studying criminals in prisons.... Read More
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FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscience·April 7, 2011Technique for Letting Brain Talk to Computers Now Tunes in SpeechScientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have adapted brain-computer interfaces to listen to regions of the brain that control speech. Read More
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