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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 is now available. Click the image to read more.
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 […]
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 […]
•• 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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