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Neuromorality?

18. December 2006

A church-based site, Vision.org, has published an interesting and thoughtful article by Thomas E. Fitzpatrick, Are We in Need of a Neuromorality? The article covers some of the same issues discussed in more detail in the book, Hard Science, Hard Choices by Sandra J. Ackerman, but is based largely on the comments of Martha J. [...]

Book Review: Hard Science, Hard Choices

7. December 2006

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Meeting notes from a neuroethics conference hardly seem like fodder for book club meetings, but Hard Science, Hard Choices by Sandra J. Ackerman (Dana Press, 2006, 174 pages) is likely to produce far more spirited discussion than the latest Oprah selection. Ackerman has rendered a readable summary of the discussion at an unusual meeting of [...]

“Neuroplanning” and Neuromarketing in the Czech Republic

13. October 2006

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The Prague Post, a popular English-language weekly in the Czech Republic, ran both an article, Picking Your Brain, and an opinion piece, On the brains (and ethics) of neuroplanning, on the topic of neuromarketing. The former covers the launch of a neuroscience-based media planning effort being launched by European media planning firm PHD Network. With [...]

Neuro-Optimized Products – Good or Evil?

23. June 2006

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Every little while, a neuroalarmist rant pops up in the blogosphere, almost always from someone who read an article about neuromarketing and concludes, “My goodness – now they’ll manipulate my brain into buying all kinds of stuff I don’t want or need!” (Latest example: Neuromarketing – a Growing Menace.) While one might argue that marketers [...]

Brain “Steroids” – Cognitive Enhancement Drugs

6. June 2006

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Students popping “smart” pills before exams? It’s happening with increasing frequency on both sides of the Atlantic, according to Students turn to smart drugs for exam help in The Scotsman. Students are increasingly using nootropic drugs, which include Ritalin, often prescribed for ADHD, and Donepezil, an Alzheimer’s aid. A number of clinical studies have shown [...]

Why Neuro-Alarmists Have It Wrong

4. May 2006

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A week doesn’t go by with some blogger reading about neuromarketing, fMRI ad studies, and the like, and then posting, “This is creepy – very Orwellian! Pretty soon we’ll all be buying stuff we didn’t want or need!” While neuroscience DOES have a variety of ethical issues that will be increasingly important, techniques like advertising [...]

Mind Reading Conference at Stanford

8. March 2006

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It’s short notice, but I just ran across the info at the Neuroethics & Law Blog. On Friday, March 10, 2006, Stanford University will host Reading Minds: Lie Detection, Neuroscience, Law, and Society. Here’s a brief summary: A revolution in neuroscience has vastly expanded our understanding of the human brain and its operations. Our increasing [...]

When Neuro Meets Nano: NBIC

8. February 2006

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In Think nano has ethical problems? Just wrap your brain around neuro, blogger ritalamchichi draws an interesting parallel between fears and ethical issues surrounding nanotechnology to those about the still emerging field of neurotechnology. Ritalamchichi reports from the NBIC (Nano, Bio, Info, Cogno) conference in New York: My goal was to explore the political and [...]

Neuro-Alarmism: Author Links Neuroscience & Government

2. February 2006

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In a lecture in Utah, author Jonathan Moreno, bioethics adviser for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, raised concerns about use of neuroscience by the government. An article in the Daily Utah Chronicle by Morgan Ratliffe described the talk, which was ominously titled “Mind Wars: Ethics, National Security and the Brain.” “This stuff is creepy,” Moreno [...]

Book Review: The Ethical Brain

24. January 2006

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The Ethical Brain by Michael S. Gazzaniga offers research findings and discussion on topics ranging from abortion to gene manipulation, all from a neuroscience point of view.

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