Papers presented at the Mind and Brain conference will be eligible for inclusion in a proceedings issue of the Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics (JCN). The Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics is a peer-reviewed, open access journal published online, aimed at the cross-fertilization of research in neuro-, bio- and medical science and [...]
The Decade of the Brain has ended. What did learn about ourselves? What are we continuing to learn about ourselves, our moral worth, our status as ethical persons and moral agents, as neuroscience research advances? What relevance, if any, does neuroscience have to significant moral and ethical questions to which [...]
"Mirror Neurons, Empathy and Autism" - This brief but intense summer seminar will provide participants with the opportunity to critically examine research concerning mirror neurons as well as the role mirror neurons have come to play in providing an explanation of a variety of psychological phenomena, in particular the role [...]
The theme should be interpreted broadly. Topics may include, but are not limited to: What is neural enhancement, exactly? Is it a significantly new notion or simply an old idea that makes use of new technologies? Enhancement is sometimes described as a means to make people "better than well". What [...]
The Center for Cognition and Neuroethics 1st Annual Conference on: Reason, Reasons, and Reasoning The theme should be interpreted broadly. Proposal topics may include, but are not limited to: What is it to reason? Is reasoning a single kind of activity or are there multiple modes of reasoning? How should [...]