World Congress of Bioethics
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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, [...]
Environmental Neuroscience: Advancing the Understanding of How Chemical Exposures Impact Brain Health and Disease–A Workshop
On June 25, 2020, the Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders, in collaboration with the Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, will host a virtual public workshop that brings together experts and key stakeholders in neuroscience and environmental health science to explore the current knowledge landscape and future opportunities. Invited presentations [...]
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 [...]
Book Club Discussion on Memory with Anna Schapiro
October Book Club: The Idea of the Brain, by Matthew Cobb (2020) Cognitive neuroscientist Anna Schapiro will lead the discussion of chapter 10 on the neuroscience of memory. This is one of neuroscience’s most successful areas of inquiry, linking cellular neuroscience, neuropsychology and computation. Anna works in this area herself [...]
Book Club Discussion on Neurons with Mike Kaplan
October Book Club: The Idea of the Brain, by Matthew Cobb (2020) Cellular neuroscientist Mike Kaplan, will discuss chapter 7 on the study of the neuron. Mike is an electrophysiologist and “Master of Ceremonies and head zookeeper at the Neurolab, an undergraduate teaching lab for electrophysiology and computer simulations. Please [...]
Book Club Discussion on Neurochemistry of Mental Illness with Rob DeRubeis
October Book Club: The Idea of the Brain, by Matthew Cobb (2020) Clinical psychologist Robert DeRubeis will lead the discussion of chapter 13 on neurochemistry and its relation to our understanding of psychiatric disorders and their treatment. This chapter recounts exciting early breakthroughs, ultimately balanced by an understanding of the [...]
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, FranceLike 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 [...]
Book Club Discussion on Computational Neuroscience with Gidi Nave
October Book Club: The Idea of the Brain, by Matthew Cobb (2020) Computational neuroscientist Gidi Nave, will guide us through chapter 12 on the role of computational models in the development of neuroscience, including the current excitement over deep learning. What is at issue is not just the effort to [...]
Book Club Discussion on Neuroimaging with Geoff Aguirre
October Book Club: The Idea of the Brain, by Matthew Cobb (2020) Geoff Aguirre, who helped develop early methods of fMRI analysis, will discuss the high points and low points of cognitive neuroimaging, from so-called “voodoo correlations” to sex differences that may or may not be there depending on how [...]
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 [...]
International Conference on Neuroendocrinology and Neuroethics
The International Research Conference is a federated organization dedicated to bringing together a significant number of diverse scholarly events for presentation within the conference program. Events will run over a span of time during the conference depending on the number and length of the presentations. With its high quality, it [...]
Book Club Discussion on the Future of Neuroscience with Michael Platt
October Book Club: The Idea of the Brain, by Matthew Cobb (2020) Neuroscientist Michael Platt, who carries out basic and applied neuroscience research, with animal and human subjects, in the lab and in the field, will lead a discussion of the book’s final chapter, on future of neuroscience. Please RSVP [...]
Book Club Discussion on Consciousness with Russell Epstein
October Book Club: The Idea of the Brain, by Matthew Cobb (2020) Russell Epstein, cognitive neuroscientist, whose research and teaching spans vision, memory and consciousness, will lead a discussion on consciousness. This is the subject of chapter 15, and is arguably neuroscience’s greatest challenge (or greatest dead end?). Please RSVP [...]
Book Club Author Appearance with Matthew Cobb
October Book Club: The Idea of the Brain, by Matthew Cobb (2020) Author appearance and discussion with Matthew Cobb. Please RSVP to info@neuroethics.upenn.edu to receive the Zoom link.
Book Club: Effects of Lead on Child Brain and Behavior Development with Jianhong Liu and Marilyn Howarth
November Book Club: A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind, by Harriet A. Washington (2019) Professor of Nursing Jianhong Liu and Marilyn Howarth, director of Community Engagement Core (CEC) of the Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology (CEET), will lead a discussion on the [...]
Book Club: Environmental Effects on Fetal Development with Marisa Bartolomei
November Book Club: A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind, by Harriet A. Washington (2019) Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, Marisa Bartolomei, will discuss toxins, epigenetics and prenatal development in relation to environmental impacts on the fetus. Please RSVP to info@neuroethics.upenn.edu to receive [...]
Book Club: Residential Segregation and the Environment with Camille Charles
November Book Club: A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind, by Harriet A. Washington (2019) Professor of Sociology, Africana Studies and Education Camille Charles, will lead a discussion of the factors at work in residential segregation. Please RSVP to info@neuroethics.upenn.edu to receive the Zoom [...]
Book Club: Environmental Law and Regulation with Cary Conglianese
November Book Club: A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind, by Harriet A. Washington (2019) Professor of Law Cary Conglianese, will guide discussion of environmental regulation and law in relation to the toxic exposures described in A Terrible Thing to Waste. Please RSVP to [...]
Book Club: Environmental Protection of Water with Howard Neukrug
November Book Club: A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind, by Harriet A. Washington (2019) Professor of Earth & Environmental Science Howard Neukrug, former commissioner and CEO of Philadelphia Water, will lead a discussion of environmental protection in the water industry. Please RSVP to [...]
Book Club: Effects of Urban Air Pollution with Jane Clougherty
November Book Club: A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind, by Harriet A. Washington (2019) Drexel Professor of Public health and air quality expert Jane Clougherty, will guide discussion on the ways in which urban air pollution impacts mental and physical health. Please RSVP [...]
Book Club Author Appearance with Harriet A. Washington
November Book Club: A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind, by Harriet A. Washington (2019) Author appearance and discussion with Harriet A. Washington. Please RSVP to info@neuroethics.upenn.edu to receive the Zoom link.
Book Club: Discussion on Adolescent Brain Development (Chapter 6) with Allyson Mackey
February Book Club: Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Worst and Best, by Robert Sapolsky (2017). Join us on Zoom for a discussion on Adolescent Brain Development, Chapter 6, with Allyson Mackey, Assistant Professor, Psychology. Zoom link: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/92487401264
Book Club: Discussion on Hormones and Behavior (Chapter 4) with Lori Flanagan-Cato
February Book Club: Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Worst and Best, by Robert Sapolsky (2017). Join us on Zoom for a discussion on Hormones and Behavior, Chapter 4, with Lori Flanagan-Cato, Associate Professor, Psychology. Zoom link: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/92487401264
Book Club: Discussion on Genes and GxE Interactions (Chapter 8) with Sara Jaffee
February Book Club: Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Worst and Best, by Robert Sapolsky (2017). Join us on Zoom for a discussion on Genes and GxE Interactions, Chapter 8, with Sara Jaffee, Professor, Psychology. Zoom link: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/92487401264
Book Club: Discussion on Criminal Justice and Free Will (Chapter 16) with Stephen Morse
February Book Club: Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Worst and Best, by Robert Sapolsky (2017). Join us on Zoom for a discussion on Criminal Justice and Free Will, Chapter 16, with Stephen Morse, Professor, Law, Psychology and Law in Psychiatry. Zoom link: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/92487401264
Book Club: Discussion on Moral Psychology (Chapter 13) with Geoff Goodwin
February Book Club: Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Worst and Best, by Robert Sapolsky (2017). Join us on Zoom for a Discussion on Moral Psychology, Chapter 13, Geoff Goodwin, Associate Professor, Psychology. Zoom link: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/92487401264
Book Club: Discussion on Evolution of Behavior (Chapter 10) Coren Apicella
February Book Club: Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Worst and Best, by Robert Sapolsky (2017). Join us on Zoom for a discussion on Evolution of Behavior, Chapter 10, Coren Apicella, Associate Professor, Psychology Zoom link: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/92487401264
Book Club: Author Appearance and Discussion with Robert Sapolsky
Join us on Zoom as we welcome the author of our February book, Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst, Robert Sapolsky. Robert Sapolsky, is a Professor of Biology, Neurology and Neurosurgery at Stanford University. Zoom link: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/92487401264