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  • Brain Awareness Week – Annual Distinguished Neuroethics Lecture

    2019 Smartphones: What They Can Tell Us About Our Brains and Our Minds Thomas R. lnsel, MD, Co-founder and President, Mindstrong Health Tuesday, March 12, 2019 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM C300 Theatre, UBC Robson Square 800 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 3B7 (map) This public event is free, but tickets are required: https://baw2019neuroethics.eventbrite.com/?aff=CMS Overview: […]

  • Dr. Judy Illes invested into the Order of Canada

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, invested 2 Companions, 15 Officers and 24 Members into the Order of Canada on Tuesday, November 20, 2018, at 10:30 a.m., at Rideau Hall. Created in 1967, the Order of Canada recognizes outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation. Close […]

  • Dr. Judy Illes awarded the 2018 Patricia Price Browne Prize in Biomedical Ethics

    Neuroethics Canada congratulates Dr. Judy Illes who has been awarded the 2018 Patricia Price Browne Prize in Biomedical Ethics! The formal announcement is forthcoming in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Dr. Illes will receive the award at the University of Oklahoma in early 2019. Patricia Price Browne Prize in Biomedical Ethics The Patricia […]

  • UBC-led team will develop strategy for navigating new treatment options for pediatric epilepsy

    A team led by Professor of Neurology Judy Illes and Professor of Surgery Patrick McDonald will explore ethical issues confronting families and clinicians when considering new treatment options for drug-resistant epilepsy in children. Click the title 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 […]

  • 2018 Neuroethics Canada: Celebrating 10 Years

    2018 Neuroethics Canada: Celebrating 10 Years is now available. Click the image to 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 […]

  • Request for Proposals: Developments in Neuroethics and Bioethics

    DEVELOPMENTS IN NEUROETHICS AND BIOETHICS J. Illes, Series Editor, Elsevier Press Proposals for three volumes on cutting edge topics in DEVELOPMENTS IN NEUROETHICS AND BIOETHICS are now being sought. The following topics are of special interest, but all will be considered equally based on the strength of the volume editor or editor group, and the […]

  • 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 […]

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  • Neuroethics to form foundation of multi-pillar Canadian Brain Research Strategy
  • Dr. B. Lynn Beattie inducted into the 2019 Vancouver Coastal Health Medical Staff Hall of Honour
  • More oversight needed for consumer brain stimulation devices
  • 9-year-old girl first child in Canada to undergo deep brain stimulation for epilepsy
  • Dr. Judy Illes invested into the Order of Canada
  • Drs. Tony J. Prescott and Julie Robillard respond to The BMJ's article, "David Oliver: Will robotic automation solve social care?"
  • Core's Dr. Judy Illes Presides Citizenship Ceremony at UBC Life Sciences
  • Iris Coates McCall and Caitlin Courchesne receive awards at the 2018 International Neuroethics Society Annual Meeting
  • Judy Illes awarded the 2018 Patricia Price Browne Prize in Biomedical Ethics
  • Dr. Judy Illes awarded the 2018 Patricia Price Browne Prize in Biomedical Ethics
  • Neuroethics Questions to Guide Ethical Research in the International Brain Initiatives
  • Feb 19: The mind in your pocket: On the neuroethical implications of smartphones as extensions of our minds
  • Mar 8: Ethical and Clinical Consequences of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence
  • Mar 12: Brain Awareness Week Distinguished Neuroethics Lecture - Dr. Thomas R. Insel
  • Mar 13: Neuroscience Grand Rounds - Dr. Thomas R. Insel
  • Mar 13: Neuropsychiatry Grand Rounds - Dr. Thomas R. Insel
  • Mar 13: Neuroethics Seminar - Dr. Thomas R. Insel
  • Sep 21-25: 10th International Brain Research Organization World Congress of Neuroscience


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