Brain Control: The impact of science and technology on our mental health, law and privacy

  Wednesday, December 4, 2019 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm AEDT Conversation Quarter, State Library Victoria Entry 3, 179 La Trobe Street Melbourne, VIC 3000 Australia Seats are limited! Register by Nov 27 to attend this FREE public event: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/brain-control-the-impact-of-science-and-technology-on-our-mental-health-law-and-privacy-tickets-63842063330 Smartphones, smartwatches, other wearable devices and apps are now a part of everyday life. These […]

If you could erase the worst memory of your life, would you? Scientists are working on a pill for that

Researchers are working on ways to edit memories — to make the intolerable bearable — by, say, blocking the synaptic changes needed for a memory to solidify. CLick the title to read more.

Dr. Judy Illes at TEDxAbbotsford: [re]imagine

Neuroethics Canada’s Dr. Judy Illes will be speaking at the 2019 TEDxAbbotsford: [re]imagine Saturday, November 9, 2019 UFV Abbotsford Student Union Society 33844 King Rd V2S8A6, Abbotsford, Canada (map) For tickets and further information, please visit: https://www.tedxabbotsford.com/

Dr. Judy Illes appointed as Director at Large of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences

Neuroethics Canada congratulates Dr. Judy Illes for her appointment as a Director at Large with the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Click the title to read more.

The ethics of neurotechnology

A discussion of the ethical issues associated with decoding and modulating brain function. Click the title to read more.

Mapping Neuroethics: An Expanded Vision

International Neuroethics Society 2019 Annual Meeting October 17-18, 2019 Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel 221 North Columbus Drive Chicago, IL USA 60601 The 2019 Annual Meeting of the International Neuroethics Society (INS) will gather a diverse group of scholars, scientists, clinicians, and professionals dedicated to the responsible use of advances in brain science. Attendees will participate […]

Applying the Wisdoms of Keith Brownell to Ethical Challenges of Advanced Neurotechnology

CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE GRAND ROUNDS DR. KEITH BROWNELL LECTURESHIP IN ETHICS Applying the Wisdoms of Keith Brownell to Ethical Challenges of Advanced Neurotechnology 08:00AM – 09:00AM Coombs Lecture Theatre, Ground Floor, Foothills Hospital (directions) Judy Illes CM, PHD Professor of Neurology, Tier I Canada Research Chair Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia Director, Neuroethics Canada […]

Sex robots increase the potential for gender-based violence

Sex robots made headlines after American comedian Whitney Cummings brought out her very own lookalike robot for her Netflix special called Can I Touch It? RealBotix, the company that made Cummings’ robot, says that since the special, there has been a wave of demand for their robots. Click the title to read more.

New technologies for the brain require ethical approaches to innovation

Brain technologies are all the rage these days. Entrepreneurs are selling wearable devices in the open marketplace with claims of benefits to memory, attention and concentration. Click the title to read more.

‘It just really ethically scares me’: Caution urged as scientists look to create human-monkey chimeras

Some Alzheimer’s researchers are proposing the creation of human-monkey chimeras — part-human beings with entire portions of the brain entirely human derived. Click the title to read more.