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Brain Science and Social Responsibility
March 12-14, 2014 at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver, BC.
The National Core for Neuroethics is hosting Brain Matters! Vancouver, an exciting venue for scholars and members of the public to come together to explore the implications of brain science and science and social responsibility. Join us in expanding this conversation of relevance to us all.
Submission of abstracts opens: JUNE 24, 201
Submission of abstracts closes: AUGUST 30, 2013
NEW DOCUMENTATION FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF INCIDENTAL FINDINGS
FAQ: A guide for research participants
Consent forms and tips for participants
CAFÉ NEUROÉTHIQUE: Advances in Brain Research for Brain Injury and Consciousness.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Segal Graduate School of Business, 500 Granville Street, Vancouver, Canada.
A Public Discussion: What are the medical and ethical challenges of imaging for brain-injured patients?
The community of neuroscientists have developed new ways to use brain imaging to determine levels of consciousness in patients with brain injury. These discoveries may one day allow unconscious patients to communicate with the outside world for the first time in history. While extensive research has focused on how brain scans can improve clinical health care, it is equally important to identify ethical issues related to this research. Neuroethics studies examine how brain imaging can have an impact on the health care system and produce guidance towards appropriate applications. An expert panel with Drs. Dean Foti, Hervé Chneiweiss, Urs Ribary, and Grace Lee will lead an open discussion on the recent advances of imaging technology and its progression towards inclusion in clinical care at the bedside.
Event is open to the public with free admission
ONGOING RESEARCH
Seeking interview participants for patterns of professional movement research study
We are seeking participants for an international study of the forces that motivate stem cell researchers to move professionally, and the impact of this migration on research. The results will inform policies for research planning and funding, and the translation of scientific research into clinical applications on the road to commercialization. This study is funded by the Canadian Stem Cell Network.
Professional Movements in Stem Cell Research
Seeking interview participants for stem cell tourism research study
We are seeking English speaking adults over 19 years of age with spinal cord injury from across Canada to participate in a 30-45 minute interview over the telephone or by Skype as part of a research project. The purpose of this interview is to learn more about the nature and role that health care providers play in decisions people make to travel abroad for stem cell treatments. We are seeking participants who have either: (1) gone abroad for treatment, or (2) given substantial consideration to such travel but decided against it. This study is funded by the Canadian Stem Cell Network.
*NEW* ONLINE DEMENTIA KT LEARNING CENTRE
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
JOURNALS
Incidental Findings in Genetic Research: A Vexing Challenge for Community Consent.
Brief, E., Mackie, J., & Illes, J. (2012). Minnesota Journal of Law, Science, & Technology. 13(2): 541-559 (2012).
Neurobiological narratives: Experiences of mood disorder through the lens of neuroimaging.
Buchman, D.Z., Borgelt, E.L., Whiteley, L., Illes, J. Sociology of Health & Illness. 2012, 20(10), 1-16.
Balancing autonomy and decisional enhancement: an evidence based approach.
Castelo N, Reiner PB, Felsen G. American Journal of Bioethics 12:30-31 (2012).
Deep brain stimulation: Paradoxes and a plea.
Illes, J. American Journal of Bioethics – Neuroscience, 2012, 3(1), 65-70.
Personalized medicine: The next banking crisis.
Scott, C.T., Caulfield, T., Borgelt, E., Illes, J. Nature Biotechnology. 2012, 30, 1-7.
Picturing neuroscience research through a human rights lens: Imaging first episode schizophrenic treatment-naïve individuals. Eijkholt, M., Illes, J., Anderson, J.A. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 2012, 35(2), 146-152.
Resting-state fMRI: The first functional frontier for incidental findings? Scott, N., Murphy, T., Illes, J. Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics, 2012, DOI: 10.1525/jer.2012.7.1.51.
IN THE MEDIA
‘Neurolaw’ changes the landscape of criminal responsibility - or does it?
The first in a three part article series, Peter McKnight explores if advances in science could have profound consequences for law and morality.
The ethical minefield of using neuroscience to prevent crime
In the second installment in his series, McKnight ponders whether it is moral to make changes to a person’s brain if it benefits both the offender and society.
Neuroscience offers a glimpse into the mind — and our future
The final article in his series, McKnight seeks to answer pressing legal questions about when someone can be removed from life support.
Judy Illes and Adrian Byram discuss whether research has yet to offer definitive answers about brain-injured patients' state of consciousness.
Is it Wrong to change the brains of Criminals?
Peter Reiner was interviewed by John Gormley on the use of neuroscience to treat criminal behaviour.
When a Brain Scan Bears Bad News
Judy Illes led a group of prominent neuroscientists, clinicians, ethicists, and lawyers to hash out new guidance on incidental findings.
The Many Questions of Neuroethics: 10 Years Hence and Growing Exponentially
Kopf Carrier, Issue #73.
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The National Core for Neuroethics is an interdisciplinary research group dedicated to tackling the ethical, legal, policy and social implications of frontier technological developments in the neurosciences. Our objective is to align innovations in the brain sciences with societal, cultural and individual human values through high impact research, education and outreach.
