Landscape analysis of the opportunities and challenges for neurotechnology in global health
The World Health Organization brought together global experts to generate a landscape analysis of the opportunities and challenges for neurotechnology in global health. Click the title to read the full report.
Celebrating changemaking women in the Faculty of Medicine
Since the doors of the UBC Faculty of Medicine first opened in 1950, many incredible women have shaped our evolution as a world-class institution and contributed in countless ways to the health of communities in B.C., Canada and throughout the globe. Click to the title to read more.
New proposal aims to protect patients with high-risk brain implants
A new proposal calls for a major change in how the U.S. handles injuries caused by devices like brain-computer interfaces. Click the title to read more.
Decolonizing neuroscience: Cross-cultural practice and reframing the field
Western traditions have long been prioritized in science, whereas Indigenous experiences, perspectives and ways of knowing have often been tokenized or sidelined. Click the title to read more.
New recommendations for regulating neurotechnology in Canada include protecting Indigenous rights
Once centred on finding treatments for conditions that affect the nervous system such as movement disorders and epilepsy, neurotechnology is evolving. Click the title to read more.
Dr. Karen Herrera-Ferrá receives the 2025 Judy Illes Award for Mentorship in the Field of Neuroethics
Neuroethics Canada congratulates Dr. Karen Herrera-Ferrá on winning the 2025 INS Judy Illes Award for Mentorship in the Field of Neuroethics. For more details on the award, please visit: https://neuroethicssociety.org/awards/illes-award/
Dr. Melissa Perreault talks about bringing Indigenous ways of knowing to neuroscience at CBC’s The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn
In the February 17, 2025 episode of CBC’s The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn, the International Brain Initiative Crosscultural Working Group Lead, Dr. Melissa Perreault (University of Guelph), discussed Two-eyed seeing and bringing Indigenous perspectives into brain science. This discussion is in line with the recently published article in Nature, co-authored by Neuroethics Canada’s Dr. […]
How can we bring Indigenous ways of knowing into neuroscience?
UBC researchers and partners are enhancing brain science with an Indigenous lens. Click the title to read more.
Bringing Indigenous ways of knowing to neuroscience
University of British Columbia researchers, including IBI Chair Dr. Judy Illes, are working with Indigenous scholars and communities to bring Indigenous perspectives into brain science. Click the title to read more.
NIH-Funded Experts Offer New Guidance for Navigating Ethical and Legal Challenges in Brain Research Using Portable MRI Technologies
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 31, 2025 NIH-Funded Experts Offer New Guidance for Navigating Ethical and Legal Challenges in Brain Research Using Portable MRI Technologies Contact: Jeff Holmquist, Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sciences, holmq162@umn.edu; University Public Relations, unews@umn.edu MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (1/31/2025) — The expanding deployment of highly portable […]