bioethics.net News Update - Neuroethics

When does adulthood start?

Tue, 06 May 2008 11:20:10 EDT

Neuroscience, including brain imaging, is becoming part of the legal discussion about whether young adults who commit crimes should be subject to laws for full adults.

The government would like to know what you're thinking

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 08:42:21 EDT

In the WP's opinions section, Nita Farahany writes that government agencies are pursing technology that can infer a person's mental and emotional states -- and maybe, one day, what that person is thinking.

Debate over cognitive enhancement in academia

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:54:53 EDT

A recent Nature article about the use of cognitive enhancers among faculty has prompted heated discussions that are starting to mirror debates about doping in sports.

Researchers report being able to match brain signals with images

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:43:00 EST

A team from UC-Berkeley reported in Nature that they were able to use fMRI to identify which images -- from a known set -- subjects were viewing. The findings could point the way toward mind-reading technology.

Source of 'Optimism' Found in the Brain

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 07:00:20 EDT

Two regions of the brain linked to optimism have been discovered by researchers. The identification of the sites that signal positive thinking could shed light on the causes of depression.

An Active, Purposeful Machine That Comes Out at Night to Play

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:38:04 EDT

New research underscores a vast transformation in the way scientists have come to understand the sleeping brain.

Gluttons Can Blame Over-Eating on the Brain

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 07:46:34 EDT

Brain scans reveal that activity in two key areas can predict how many calories you will consume after feeling full.

Silent Minds

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 07:00:44 EDT

What new scanning techniques are revealing about vegetative patients.

This Is Your Brain on Advertising

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 04:50:21 EDT

Neuromarketers are using sophisticated brain-imaging technology to test consumer response and help clients fine-tune their advertising strategies.

Pedophile Brains 'Different'

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 04:40:34 EDT

Distinct differences in the brain activity of paedophiles have been found using scanners, scientists say.

What Good is God?

Sat, 01 Sep 2007 12:00:00 EDT

If humans are hardwired to be moral, what is the point of religion?

Out-of-Body Experience Recreated

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 07:04:58 EDT

UK and Swiss scientists find a way to trigger an out-of-body experience in healthy volunteers.

Lobes of Steel

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 04:33:16 EDT

Consider this before skipping yet another workout: Exercise can improve your brain, too.

Brain Implant Could Prevent Epileptic Seizures

Sat, 18 Aug 2007 12:00:00 EDT

The implant would monitor a thousand regions of the brain to detect a seizure then suppress it.

Man Regains Speech After Brain Stimulation

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 03:20:09 EDT

A man whose brain was stimulated with electric current is talking after spending years in a barely conscious state.