FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscience·August 11, 2022·3 min readHow Brain-Monitoring Tech Advances Could Change the LawResearchers discuss different applications for neurotech including monitoring criminals, interacting in the metaverse, and enhancing cognitive abilities.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
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 22, 2019·3 min readExamining ethical issues surrounding wearable brain devices marketed to consumersStudy 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
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscience·February 18, 2022·4 min readThe Ethics of Research on Conscious Artificial BrainsA new ethical framework proposes researchers should already assume brain organoids already have consciousness, rather than waiting for research to confirm they do.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
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeurologyPsychology·February 2, 2012·2 min readPatients’ Brains May Adapt to ADHD MedicationNew research reveals how the brain appears to adapt to compensate for the effects of long-term ADHD medication, suggesting why...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
FeaturedNeuroethicsPsychology·June 22, 2012·2 min readRemembering to ForgetNew research suggests that it is possible to suppress emotional autobiographical memories. The study published this month by psychologists at...Read More
FeaturedNeuroethics·March 26, 2014·6 min readSignificant Progress Toward Creating “Benchtop Human” ReportedResearchers move a step closer to creating a bench-top human which could eventually replace animal testing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroethics·November 7, 2013·3 min readResearcher Seeks to Help Those Who Can’t Speak for ThemselvesNon-communicative individuals, such as those in comas or vegetative states, may be able to express themselves better than is widely thought, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroethicsNeuroscience·October 11, 2010·5 min readFirst Clinical Trial of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy in the World BeginsHuman embryonic stem cell therapy is being tried on a human for the first time in a new clinical trial....Read More
NeuroethicsPsychology·December 19, 2011·3 min readBrain Function – A New Way to Measure the Burden of Aging Across NationsCognitive function may be a better indicator of the impact of aging on an economy than age-distribution, with chronological age...Read More
