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15th Annual Society for Neuroeconomics Meeting

Huntsman Hall 3730 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

The Society for Neuroeconomics promotes interdisciplinary research and discussion through its annual meeting.  The meeting is attended by scholars in all levels and areas of neuroeconomics research including the fields of economics, psychology, neuroscience, finance and medicine.  The meeting’s format, consisting of general sessions, meals, and a reception, provides ample [...]

2018 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC)

Seagaia Convention Center Miyazaki, Japan

The 2018 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC2018) will be held at the unique Seagaia Convention Center, Miyazaki, Japan. SMC2018 is the flagship conference of the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society. The scope includes the field of Systems Science & Engineering, Human-Machine Systems and Cybernetics. It [...]

International Neuroethics Society Annual Meeting: Cutting Edge Neuroscience, Cutting Edge Neuroethics

San Diego Central Library 330 Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA, United States

Schedule is subject to change.   Thursday, November 1 10:00–10:30 AM Registration / Networking / Coffee   10:30–10:40 PM Welcome Steve Hyman and Ariel Cascio, Program Committee Co-Chairs   PLENARY LECTURE (10:40–11:00 PM) Opening Lecture   PANEL (11:00 AM–12:00 PM) Digitally Decoding Brain & Behavior Moderated by Tom Insel, Mindstrong [...]

Neuroscience 2018

San Diego Convention Center San Diego, CA, United States

SfN's 48th annual meeting, Neuroscience 2018, is the world's largest neuroscience conference for scientists and physicians devoted to understanding the brain and nervous system. SfN invites you to its renowned venue where neuroscientists collaborate and network with peers, learn from experts, explore the newest neuroscience tools and technologies, and discover [...]

NeuroPolicy Affinity Group Talk – Dr. Khara Ramos

AAAS Headquarters 1200 New York Ave, NW , Washington, DC, United States

The AAAS NeuroPolicy Affinity Group's next talk will feature a presentation on neuroethics from Dr. Khara Ramos, Senior Science Policy Analyst in the Office of Scientific Liaison within the Office of the Director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, a part of the National Institutes of Health [...]

13th World Conference on Bioethics, Medical Ethics and Health Law

Ramada Hotel Jerusalem, Israel

This conference, organized by the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics, is designed to offer a platform for the exchange of information and knowledge and to hold discussions, lectures, workshops, and exhibition of programs and databases. Register here.

Annual Bioethics Conference

Center for Bioethics, Harvard Medical School 641 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, United States

Controlling Death? The policies, practices, and ethics of choosing when we die Hosted by The Center for Bioethics at Harvard Medical School April 11-12, 2019 Harvard Medical School Campus, Boston, MA This two-day conference will explore ethical, legal, and clinical aspects of evolving practices of euthanasia and physician-assisted death. How [...]

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11th edition of the International Scientific Conference on Neuroethics

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University Via Olgettina Milano, 58, 20132, Milan, Italy

The Future of Neuroethics San Raffaele, Milan May 15th – 17th, 2019 Hosted by The Italian Society for Neuroethics and the International Neuroethics Society Vita-Salute San Raffaele University Via Olgettina 58 – Milan, Italy   Keynote Speakers  Alfred Mele (Florida State University) Barbara Sahakian (University of Cambridge) Carlo Ferrarese (University [...]

The Future of Neuroscience, Attachment and Mentalizing: from research to clinical practice

University College London London, United Kingdom

Hosted by the Psychoanalysis Unit, UCL London, United Kingdom   This conference will be one of the first conferences to explicitly focus on the application of neuroscience and neurobiology to clinical issues. Leading speakers will discuss recently emerging findings in affective neuroscience with immediate clinical relevance. They will focus on [...]

Toronto Neurotechnology Conference

Commerce Court West 30 Wellington Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Neurotech Conference Toronto, Canada June 5, 2019 Neurotechnology for High-Consequence Communication and Decision-Making MEETING VENUE Commerce Court West 5th Floor 30 Wellington Street West Toronto, Ontario, M5L 1L5 ORGANIZERS The International Neuroethics Society and Cognixion are hosting a special 1-day conference on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. Experts from industry, academia and legal [...]

2019 NeuroPsychoEconomics Conference

LUISS University Viale Pola, 12, 00198, Rome, Italy

2019 NeuroPsychoEconomics Conference June 6-7, 2019 Rome, Italy This year’s NeuroPsychoEconomics Conference will be held in Rome, Italy on June 6-7, 2019. The deadline for submissions is March 15.  Please be invited to submit your paper or extended abstract for presentation at the conference! For more information, check out the [...]

FENS Regional Meeting

Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia

In the odd years FENS supports the FENS Regional Meeting (FRM). FENS Regional Meetings are national or regional scientific meetings organised by FENS member societies with FENS support and label. FRMs are biennial meetings, alternating with the FENS Forums, which are held on even years. The next FENS Regional meeting [...]

This is Your Brain on Poverty: Neuroscience, Ethics, and Early Childhood Deprivation

Medical College of Wisconsin 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, United States

The Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities at the Medical College of Wisconsin is sponsoring a day-long conference exploring the link between neuroscience and early childhood deprivation, and the associated ethical issues. Poverty is one of the major factors contributing to disparities in early child development, and in the US, [...]

IBRO World Congress

Daegu, South Korea Daegu, Korea, Republic of

IBRO is the global federation of neuroscience organisations that aims to promote and support neuroscience around the world through training, teaching, collaborative research, advocacy and outreach. More than 80 international, national and regional scientific organisations constitute IBRO's Governing Council which, together with the five IBRO Regional Committees, address the needs [...]

Neuroscience, robotics, AI and medical informatics: New insights with diversity & ethics

Graz University of Technology Rechbauerstraße 12, 8010 Graz, Austria

3rd HBP Curriculum Workshop Series - Research ethics and societal impact Graz University of Technology, Austria In this 2-day workshop, scientists from different fields like neuroscience, robotics, AI and medical informatics will provide you with insights on how they consider variables such as sex, gender, age etc. Additionally, experts in ethics [...]

2019 International Neuroethics Society Annual Meeting – Mapping Neuroethics: An Expanded Vision

Mapping Neuroethics: An Expanded Vision The 2019 Annual Meeting of the International Neuroethics Society (INS) will gather a diverse group of scholars, scientists, clinicians, and professionals dedicated to the responsible use of advances in brain science. Attendees will participate in intellectually stimulating and dynamic sessions that will explore neuroethics in [...]

Neurobioetica ed Intelligenza Artificiale – III edizione 2019-2020

Rome, Italy Rome, Italy

October 25, 2019–June 19, 2020; Rome, Italy – This a course of ten monthly meetings from the Neurobioetica (GdN) research group of the Pontifical University Regina Apostolorum in Rome will be composed of seminars, round tables, and the March conference within World Brain Week (as part of Brain Awareness Week). The [...]

Neurofutures: Neuroscience and Responsibility

Conversation Quarter, State Library Victoria Entry 3, 179 La Trobe Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

NEUROFUTURES: Neuroscience and Responsibility Melbourne CBD, Australia 3-4 December, 2019 Registrations close Monday 25 November. There are a wide range of ways in which neuroscience can invoke responsibility. The identification of differences in brain structure and function among some individuals may potentially have important implications for criminal and moral responsibility [...]

UCSF Weill Neuroethics Symposium

UCSF Mission Bay 1825 4th St, San Francisco, CA, United States

Anticipating Ethical Concerns in a New Era of Neuroscience Ongoing advances in neuroscience hold tremendous promise for reducing the burden of neurologic and psychiatric diseases, and may fundamentally change how we understand ourselves. The UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences was established to foster translational research in neuroscience, bringing new approaches [...]

Cutting Edge Developments in Neuroscience and Law

Fordham Law School  150 West 62nd Street, New York, NY, United States

The Neuroscience and Law Center of Fordham University presents Cutting Edge Developments in Neuroscience and Law.   AGENDA:  8:30—9:00 a.m.    Registration and breakfast 9:00—9:15 a.m.     Welcome Matthew Diller, J.D. Dean and Paul Fuller Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law Deborah W. Denno, Ph.D., J.D. Arthur A. McGivney Professor of Law, Founding [...]

Ethical Frontiers in Biotechonology: Human Brain Organoids

The next installment in the Ethical Frontiers in Biotechnology seminar series will feature a discussion on human brain organoids and include presentations from leading researchers Paola Arlotta and Insoo Hyun. This is an online seminar, hosted through Zoom. You can register by clicking here.

MindCORE Seminar: Citing Action to Realize an Equitable Future with Dani Bassett

MindCORE Seminar: (In)Citing Action to Realize an Equitable Future Friday, May 8, 2020, 12 PM-1 PM EST Speaker: Danielle S. Bassett, J. Peter Skirkanich Professor, University of Pennsylvania Moderated by: Nicole Rust, Associate Professor, Psychology, University of Pennsylvania   Free. Open to all. Via Crowdcast. Register here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/mindcore-seminar   In recent [...]

“Cognitive Science meets the Humanities” – Conference of the Italian Association of Cognitive Science (AISC)

University of Parma Str. dell'Università, 12, Parma PR, Italy

The 2020 Italian Association of Cognitive Science (AISC) Midterm Conference will be held at the University of Parma on May 26th-28th and will be hosted by the Department of Humanities, Social Sciences and Cultural Industries. The aims of the conference are to evaluate the state of the art with respect [...]

Virtual Colloquium on The Future of Neuroscience in National Security

The National Academies invites you to join us for a virtual colloquium on the Future of Neuroscience in National Security on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 from 11am-5pm EDT. During the event, a panel of experts will explore how developments in neuroscience might be used to create the means to influence behaviors, detect intentions, [...]

SfN discussion of diversity in neuroscience

Neuroscience is stronger with diverse perspectives. Although there have been gains in the percentage of underrepresented neuroscience researchers in recent years, there is still more work to be done to increase representation of diverse researchers and to create inclusive and equitable research environments. On July 2 from noon – 1 [...]

Neuroethics Essay Contest Deadline

The International Neuroethics Society (INS) and the International Youth Neuroscience Association (IYNA) are pleased to announce a call for submissions for the Neuroethics Essay Contest in 2020. Now in its seventh year, the contest aims to promote interest in neuroethics among students and trainees around the world. Participating authors can submit essays [...]

Neuroethics Network: Going Global and Facing the Future

ICM Insitut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Épinère: Brain & Spine Institute Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière 47, bd de l'hôpital, Paris, France

Like space travelers, the spectacular technological advances in our knowledge as to how the brain works, is allowing scientists to explore regions that until now have been out of reach. As basic research extends our understanding of what is going on in the brain, that efficiency needs to be increased [...]

2020 International Neuroethics Society (INS) Annual Meeting

The next annual meeting of the International Neuroethics Society is scheduled for October 22-23, 2020. The meeting will be held the two days prior to Neuroscience 2020, the annual conference of the Society for Neuroscience. This will be a virtual event. Opportunities Abstracts – Review the call for abstracts to learn about presenting your [...]