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 [...]
Autism is a mysterious and puzzling disorder. In 1943, American child psychiatrist Leo Kanner first published a paper describing 11 children who were highly intelligent but displayed “a powerful desire for aloneness” and “an obsessive insistence on persistent sameness.” He called this condition “early infantile autism.” Prior to that time, [...]
From contemplation to prayer, forms of meditation exist in every society. Now, using up-to-date technologies, these ancient practices are being increasingly studied by neurologists. Although learning to meditate—to turn off all distractions—is no easy task, the advertised benefits claim it to be worthwhile. Such alleged benefits include the “calming” of [...]
Neurology Advocacy – an inside look on the issues and DC lobbying efforts of the American Academy of Neurology Presented by Mike Amery, Esq. Lobbyist for the American Academy of Neurology and liaison for the BrainPAC Where: Revelle Room, AAAS Headquarters 1200 New York Ave NW Please RSVP [...]
The NeuroPolicy Affinity Group invites you to attend Neurotechnology: Ground Truths and Future Visions Presented by Justin Sanchez, PhD Office Director of the Biological Technologies Office, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency When: Tuesday, June 20 from 6:30pm-8pm Where: Revelle Room, AAAS Headquarters 1200 New York Ave NW Please RSVP [...]
5:30 p.m. March 15, 2017 Reception to Follow AAAS Headquarters 1200 New York Ave NW Washington, DC REGISTER In 1971, the first commercially sold coin-operated video game opened the gates for the era of gaming as we know it. From those early days of “Computer Space”, video games have grown [...]
About the Series The Neuroscience and Society series is a partnership between AAAS and the Dana Foundation. Many children are at a disadvantage even before they walk into an early Head Start or pre-K program. Research indicates that children from families of low socioeconomic status (SES) have fallen more than six months behind [...]
Please join the AAAS NeuroPolicy Affinity Group next week, as we continue our Spring 2016 series of discussions. We are excited to welcome Dr. Jacob Vogelstein, from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency (IARPA), where he will discuss recent projects undertaken by the agency as a part of the President's [...]
Science and policy are often in tension with one another. Such is the case with the evolution of marijuana policy over the past several years as implemented by the states. There are those who believe marijuana should stay as it is—a controlled substance strictly regulated by the federal government, which [...]
The NeuroPolicy Affinity Group would like to invite you to join us for our fourth event of the fall. We are very excited to have with us Dr. Greg K Farber, the Director of the Office of Technology Development and Coordination at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). He [...]