INTERNATIONAL NEUROETHICS SOCIETY
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Poster judges needed for the INS annual meeting
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Meeting attendees not presenting a poster at the INS annual meeting are eligible to serve as poster judges. Support your colleagues by listening to their presentations and providing constructive feedback.
Volunteers will be paired up and will be tasked with listening to 4-6 brief presentations during one or both of the poster sessions being held midday on Thursday and Friday. Senior researchers and INS Board members are strongly encouraged to sign up.
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Due to the annual meeting being held on October 17-18, the next INS newsletter will be distributed to members and subscribers on Thursday, October 31.
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Royal Society publishes report on neural interfaces
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The Royal Society published a perspective report exploring the possible applications and potential benefits and risks of neural and brain-computer interfaces. Titled '
iHuman: Blurring lines between mind and machine,' the report outlines why the United Kingdom is well placed to become a world-leader in the field and proposes that the government use the field as a test case for a new regulatory approach to responsibly accelerate innovation.
"Given challenges [with brain-computer interfaces], the Royal Society makes one central proposal, that the UK should use neural interfaces as a test case for an ambitious, democratised and anticipatory approach to promoting emerging technologies. This joined-up approach would seek to stimulate innovation in the field, while constructing responsible regulation around the technology as it develops."
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Should we trust technology to provide mental health care?
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The INS, in partnership with Northwestern University, has organized a free public event on Thursday, October 17 during the INS annual meeting in Chicago. The discussion will examine the challenges and opportunities in digital mental health care and discuss with audience members the role of human experts in mental health interventions of the future. Speakers will include David C Mohr, Ilina Singh, Nicole Martinez-Martin, and moderator Kelly Michelson.
This free event is sponsored by Wellcome Trust and is open to the public. Seats for those not attending the INS meeting are limited, so we encourage you to
register early.
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Workshop on Brain-Machine Interface Systems
October 6-9; Bari, Italy
Contemporary Authors in Bioethics Series
October 10; Boston, MA, USA
October 13-15; St. Louis, MO, USA
October 16; Webinar
The American Brain Coalition, in partnership with American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy and MTM-CNM Family Connection, is hosting an educational webinar to learn the basics of gene therapy and how it works. The presentation will include patient advocates.
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Mapping Neuroethics: An Expanded Vision
October 17-18; Chicago, IL, USA
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October 19-23; Chicago, IL, USA
October 21; Chicago, IL, USA
October 25, 2019–June 19, 2020; Rome, Italy
October 28; Montreal, CA
November 12; New York City, NY, USA
November 18; New York City, NY, USA
1st International Bioethics Congress
January 13-17, 2020; Mexico City
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Call for Abstracts –
The Ethics of Experimental Deep Brain Stimulation – Future Directions. January 15-16, 2020 in Oxford, England.
Abstracts due October 18.
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Visiting Scholar
– John J. Lynch, MD Center for Ethics MedStar Washington Hospital Center; Washington, DC, USA
The Program in Cognitive Science, in collaboration with the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University, is seeking applications for a postdoctoral position in the laboratory of Dr. Tania Lombrozo. Candidates should have a background in cognitive science or a related discipline such as psychology, philosophy, or formal epistemology. Applications due January 8, 2020.
Research Coordinator
– Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine; Houston, TX, USA
PhD Position –
Department of Medicine Neurology Division, University of British Columbia; Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Share your organization's open positions, calls, and other opportunities with INS members and the neuroethics community. Submit to staff for consideration (administrator@neuroethicssociety.org).
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Baylor ethics team receives NIH funding
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Congratulations to researchers at Baylor College of Medicine on receiving
a $1.7 million, 4-year BRAIN Initiative grant.
Co-principal investigator
Dr. Gabriel Lázaro-Muñoz and his colleagues will
examine the psychosocial
risks and benefits of deep brain stimulation in pediatric patients
. They also intend to develop a decision support tool to help patients and families determine if deep brain stimulation is the right treatment.
Read the Baylor
news story for more information about the upcoming research and participating investigators.
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Neuroethics lecture at IBRO 2019
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Dr. Judy Illes
recently gave the plenary Neuroethics Lecture at
2019 IBRO
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n Daegu, South Korea, sponsored by the Dana Foundation
. She lectured 'On the Ethics of Neuroethics in International Brain Research' and addressed
how neuroethics can bridge geographic borders and cultural divides of brain well-being and suffering.
She also gave the IBRO 10th anniversary toast at the Chairpersons’ Dinner, where she recognized the organization, established in 1961, for its tremendous accomplishments.
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NIH funds $945 million in research to address the opioid crisis
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $945 million in total fiscal year 2019 funding for grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements across 41 states through the
Helping to End Addiction Long-term Initiative
(HEAL Initiative). This trans-NIH research effort aims to improve treatments for chronic pain, curb the rates of opioid use disorder and overdose, and achieve long-term recovery from opioid addiction.
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Hands That Feed – "At a time when ethno-authoritarianism is on the rise across the globe, often aided by new technology, the idea that the scientist may become an accomplice in the state’s crimes is not merely an intellectual exercise: It is a lesson from history that is poorly studied yet pressingly relevant." – Yangyang Cheng (Supchina)
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Did you publish a paper or attend an event that your neuroethics colleagues should know about? Send us a link, summary, or reflection article and we'll share with your neuroethics colleagues. Submit to staff for consideration (administrator@neuroethicssociety.org).
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This newsletter is distributed to members of the
International Neuroethics Society
. Become a
member
and join our growing group of scholars, scientists, clinicians, students and other professionals who encourage and inspire research and dialogue on the responsible use of advances in brain science.
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