Brain Injury and the Civil Right We Don’t Think About
Dr. Joseph J. Fins writes “Brain Injury and the Civil Right We Don’t Think About” on The Opinion Pages of The New York Times (Aug 24, 2017). Click the title to read more.
Congratulations Dr. Julie Robillard – New Associate Director, National Core for Neuroethics
We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Dr. Julie Robillard, Assistant Professor of Neurology, as Associate Director of the National Core for Neuroethics at UBC effective September 1, 2017. Dr. Robillard’s research focus is on the experience of health care innovation in dementia and mental health, and on the integration of artificial intelligence to […]
Intelligent Curation: Improving Access to Quality Health Information Online
Core’s Dr. Julie Robillard and her team, including collaborator Dr. Jesse Hoey from the University of Waterloo, work toward improving acess to quality online health information. Click the title to read more.
A Feminist Neuroethics of Mental Health
The Neuroethics Blog features Dr. Ann E. Fink’s essay that explores how a feminist neuroethics framework enriches biological research into mental health. Click the title to read more.
Dr. Peter Reiner quoted in Newsweek on the neuroethics of Elon Musk’s brain-machine interface adventure
In April, the Silicon Valley billionaire announced plans to launch Neuralink—a company developing a brain-to-machine interface to cure brain ailments and help people compete with robots when the artificial intelligence revolution makes human brains obsolete. Featuring in the article, Dr. Peter Reiner talks about the ethics of neurotechnology, privacy of thought, and reason bypassing. Click […]
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 […]
National Core for Neuroethics and KBHN hold successful community event to talk about brain health
No topic was considered taboo at Tuesday night’s “Talking about your kids and their brains” event, where a room full of experts and inquisitive adults discussed issues such as depression, dyslexia, and stress in children. Click the title to read more.
Dr. Judy Illes elected Vice Chair of the Standing Committee on Ethics for CIHR
Congratulations to Core’s Dr. Judy Illes for being elected Vice Chair of the Standing Committee on Ethics for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research! Dr. Illes will assume her duties on Thursday, July 6, 2017 for a three year term. Learn more about Dr. Illes’ research here. Dr. Illes is Professor of Neurology and Canada […]
The Early Edition interviews Dr. Judy Illes on the ethics of brain mapping and neurotechnology
CBC News’ The Early Edition (June 28, 2017 edition) interviews Dr. Judy Illes on the ethics of brain mapping and neurotechnology. Listen to the interview below (2:10:03 mark):
PhD Student Opportunity at the University of Twente
The Department of Philosophy of the University Twente in the Netherlands is looking for a PhD student (4-year position) in ethics of human enhancement in an international context Deadline for applications: 18 June 2017 The Challenge The aim of this PhD project is to perform an ethical study of human enhancement technologies and techniques that […]