PEBS Neuroethics Roundup (JHU)
Last Edition's Most Popular Article(s): Is There Such a Thing as a 'Good Psychopath'? NPR: The Protojournalist In The Popular Press: Using Light Technique, Scientists Find Dimmer Switch for Memories in Mice, NY Times Scientists Turn Bad Memories Into Good... (Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog)
Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog - August 29, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: NELB Staff Source Type: blogs
"Will There Ever Be a Drug with No or Negligible Side Effects? Evidence from Neuroscience"
Recently published in Neuroethics: "Will There Ever Be a Drug with No or Negligible Side Effects? Evidence from Neuroscience," by Sylvia Terbeck and Laurence Paul Chesterman Abstract Arguments in the neuroenhancement debate are sometimes based upon idealistic scenarios involving the... (Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog)
Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog - August 28, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: NELB Staffer #2 Source Type: blogs
"Public Attitudes Toward Cognitive Enhancement"
Recently published in Neuroethics: "Public Attitudes Toward Cognitive Enhancement," by Nicholas S. F itz, Roland Nadler, Praveena Manogaran, Eugene W. J. Chong, and Peter B. Reiner. Abstract Vigorous debate over the moral propriety of cognitive enhancement exists, but the views... (Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog)
Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog - August 27, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: NELB Staffer #2 Source Type: blogs
"The Science of Morality and its Normative Implications"
This recently published in Neuroethics: "The Science of Morality and its Normative Implications" by Tommaso Bruni, Matteo Mameli, and Regina A. Rini. Abstract: Neuromoral theorists are those who claim that a scientific understanding of moral judgment through the methods of... (Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog)
Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog - August 27, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: NELB Staffer #2 Source Type: blogs
Exploring Some Challenges of the Pharmaceutical Cognitive Enhancement Discourse: Users and Policy Recommendations
Recently published in Neuroethics: "Exploring Some Challenges of the Pharmaceutical Cognitive Enhancement Discourse: Users and Policy Recommendations" by Toni Pustovrh and Franc Mali Abstract The article explores some of the issues that have arisen in the discourse on pharmaceutical cognitive... (Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog)
Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog - August 22, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: NELB Staffer #2 Source Type: blogs
PEBS Neuroethics Roundup (JHU)
Last Edition's Most Popular Article(s): A better understanding of mental illness hasn’t reduced the stigma around it, Washington Post In The Popular Press: The Machine that Tried to Scan the Brain -- In 1862, NPR Brains of Autistic Children Have... (Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog)
Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog - August 22, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: NELB Staff Source Type: blogs
"Autonomy and Enhancement"
Recently published in Neuroethics: "Autonomy and Enhancement", by G. Owen Schaefer, Guy Kahane, and Julian Savulescu Abstract Some have objected to human enhancement on the grounds that it violates the autonomy of the enhanced. These objections, however, overlook the interesting... (Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog)
Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog - August 15, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: NELB Staffer #2 Source Type: blogs
"Morse, Mind, and Mental Causation"
Recently published in SSRN (and forthcoming in Criminal Law and Philosophy): "Morse, Mind, and Mental Causation" MICHAEL S. PARDO, University of Alabama School of Law DENNIS PATTERSON, European University Institute, Rutgers University School of Law, Camden, Swansea University School of... (Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog)
Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog - August 14, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: NELB Staff Source Type: blogs
"Does the Endowment Effect Justify Legal Intervention? The Debiasing Effect of Institutions"
Recently published in SSRN: "Does the Endowment Effect Justify Legal Intervention? The Debiasing Effect of Institutions" JENNIFER ARLEN, New York University School of Law STEPHAN W. TONTRUP, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods We claim that the endowment... (Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog)
Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog - August 14, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: NELB Staff Source Type: blogs
PEBS Neuroethics Roundup (JHU)
Last Edition's Most Popular Article(s): Could your brain be reprogrammed to work better?, Science Daily In The Popular Press: The Psychology of the Sad Clown, Time Health Polygraphs don't work. So why do we still use them?, Vox A Mouse... (Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog)
Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog - August 14, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: NELB Staff Source Type: blogs
"Ethical Challenges Associated with the Development and Deployment of Brain Computer Interface Technology"
Recently published in Neuroethics: "Ethical Challenges Associated with the Development and Deployment of Brain Computer Interface Technology" by Paul McCullagh, Gaye Lightbody, Jaroslaw Zygierewicz, and W. George Kernohan. Abstract Brain Computer Interface (BCI) technology offers potential for human augmentation in... (Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog)
Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog - August 14, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: NELB Staffer #2 Source Type: blogs
PEBS Neuroethics Roundup (JHU)
Last Edition's Most Popular Article(s): This Blood Test Can Predict Suicide Risk, Scientists Say, TIME In The Popular Press: New Computer Chip Is Designed to Work Like the Brain, NYTimes Enhancement and Social Possibility, The Neuroethics Blog Scientists Say Child's... (Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog)
Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog - August 8, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: NELB Staff Source Type: blogs
On "loving science"
Short but sweet commentary on neurohype in the form of a cartoon. (Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog)
Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog - August 7, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Adam Kolber Source Type: blogs
Introducing the Journal of Science and Law
I'm pleased to be a member of the editorial board of this new journal. Here is an introductory message from the editor-in-chief: Many of today’s policy questions require an interdisciplinary approach, drawing from fields such as neuroscience, biology, and statistics.... (Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog)
Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog - August 2, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Adam Kolber Source Type: blogs
PEBS Neuroethics Roundup (JHU)
Last Edition's Most Popular Article(s): The New Normal: How the Definition of Disease Impacts Enhancement, The Neuroethics Blog In The Popular Press: Smart and Smarter Drugs, Mosaic This Blood Test Can Predict Suicide Risk, Scientists Say, TIME Pea-Sized Brain Hub... (Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog)
Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog - July 31, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: NELB Staff Source Type: blogs
