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Dr. Ilina Singh presents on "Empirical Neuroethics and Normative Questions: The Case of ADHD..."

Wednesday, March 16 2011, 12:00pm - 2:00pm

We are pleased to invite you to a lecture with Dr. Ilina Singh, Reader in Bioethics and Society at LSE, on March 16th, from 12 pm - 2 pm. Dr. Ilina Singh will present on "Empirical neuroethics and normative questions: The case of ADHD and Ritalin-type drugs".

Dr. Singh's work explores the psycho-social and ethical implications of advances in bioscience and biomedicine for young people and families. Current projects focus on psychotropic drugs, neuroimaging, cognitive and other forms of enhancement, and biomarkers associated with the development of criminality, psychopathy and psychiatric disorder. Her research has several goals: To investigate the benefits and risks of biomedical technologies for children, young people and families; to enable evidence-based policymaking in child health and education; and to improve public, scientific and clinical understanding of children's experiences with behavioral and developmental difficulties and interventions.

Location : 5th floor Conference Room, Goddard Laboratories, University of Pennsylvania
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