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  • Congratulations to Dr. Illes for becoming new Chair of the International Brain Initiative!

    The International Brain Initiative (IBI) brings together seven national brain initiatives – Canada, USA, Australia, the EU, S. Korea, China, and Japan – and an extraordinary range of disciplines spanning cellular and molecular neuroscience, neural engineering, humans systems, and neuroethics to realise a shared vision of global neuroscience impact.  The IBI is grateful to the initial support of the […] Read More

  • Seizing Hope: High Tech Journeys in Pediatric Epilepsy

     Can new technology bring hope to children who have drug-resistant epilepsy? More than 500,000 children in Canada and the USA have epilepsy. About a third of those children continue to have seizures despite taking anti-seizure medications, also known as pediatric drug resistant epilepsy (DRE). Surgery may be one option for them, but what if […] Read More

  • Ethics for UBC

    Neuroethics Canada is pleased to announce Ethics for UBC, a series of panel discussions that will explore the current landscape of ethics scholarship and education across the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses of our university. In attending one of the five interactive 75-min panel discussions, you will have the opportunity to learn about the current ethics-related endeavours […] Read More

  • Visit the Neuroethics at the Core Blog!

    Visit the revitalized Neuroethics at the Core Blog and read about the latest on Neuroethics Canada’s events and research! Read More

  • The Importance of Global Co-operation: A Statement on COVID-19 from Neuroethics Canada

    Faculty and members of the Advisory Board of Neuroethics Canada, a group of distinguished neuroscientists, ethicists, and community leaders, stand together in this time of COVID-19 to emphasize the importance of global cooperation. While the closure of physical borders is a necessary means to curtail the spread of the coronavirus, intellectual borders must remain open to […] Read More

  • Invitation to participate in a research study on creating user-centered, customized assistive technologies

    Research Study: Emotional Motivation for Technology that Cares Are you ages 50+? We want to hear from you! Researchers at the Centre for Brain Health at UBC are seeking adults for a study on creating user-centered, customized assistive technologies. You are eligible to participate in our study if you: Are ages 50 and up Speak […] Read More

  • Order your copy now! Neuroethics: Anticipating the future

    Over the last decade, there have been unparalleled advances in our understanding of brain sciences. But with the development of tools that can manipulate brain function, there are pressing ethical implications to this newfound knowledge of how the brain works. In Neuroethics: Anticipating the Future, a distinguished group of contributors tackle current and critical ethical […] Read More

  • Conversations in Ethics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

    •• Prize winner of the 2014 CIHR Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health Talks Video Competition •• Welcome! This series was created to publicize and share just a few of the fascinating ethical issues that face Developmental Neuroscience today. Members of the NeuroDevNet/Neuroethics Core Research teams interview experts in their fields about the […] Read More

  • Alzheimer Disease Resource Books

    Click to the image to access free copies of Alzheimer Disease Resource books! Read More



  • News
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  • The International Brain Initiative Launches a New Round of Activity
  • Katarzyna Kabacińska’s Brain, Behaviour and Development Research Theme Trainee Boost Award from the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute
  • Respecting Autonomy – Forced Treatment and Human Rights
  • Ari Rotenberg’s clinical internship with the BC Cancer Agency
  • Dr. Judy Illes receives the inaugural 'Judy Illes Award for Mentorship in the Field of Neuroethics'
  • Interview with Louise Harding about Indigenous Theories of Mind
  • Pondering the Neuroethics of Modulating the Mind with Judy Illes
  • Quinn Boyle and Judy Illes: Forced treatment makes little sense in combating opioid crisis
  • Neurotechnology and the Law
  • Dr. Judy Illes, Dr. B Lynn Beattie, and Chad Day receive the Alvin J. Thompson Award (NWABR)
  • Mon, Mar 27: Special film screening event with the Epilepsy Durham Region
  • Tue, Apr 4: Special film screening event with Carleton University
  • Tue, Apr 11: Virtual film screening event with NSCI300 at McGill University
  • Mon, May 1: Special film screening event with the Center for Bioethics & Health Law at the University of Pittsburgh
  • Tue, May 16: Special film screening event with the Epilepsy Action Australia




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