“Brains on Trial”: Research on Groups & Concern for Individuals
By Matthew L Baum What are the implications of advances in brain science for the justice system? This was the topic of a panel discussion held Tuesday at MIT’s McGovern Institute and moderated by Alan...
View ArticleEducating ELSI
By Matthew L Baum “Examining the intersection of law and health care, biotech & bioethics” – the subtitle of the Bill of Health blog. I approach this intersection like many of my fellow students:...
View ArticleIf NeuroGaming Enables the Enhancement of Visual Multitasking, Should We...
By Matthew L Baum I recently saw someone walk into a signpost (amazingly, one that signalled ‘caution pedestrians’); by the angle and magnitude that his body rebounded, I estimated that this probably...
View ArticleBiomarker Epistemology, Cognitive Decline, and Alzheimer’s Disease
By Matthew L Baum This past Sunday, a group of researchers reported in the journal, Nature Medicine, a preliminary technique that uses variation in blood levels of 10 fats to predict the likelihood...
View ArticleThe Neuroethics of Unintentional Memory-Modification
By Matthew L Baum At least since the publication of the President’s Commission on Bioethics’ report in 2003, “Beyond Therapy: Biotechnology and the Pursuit of Happiness”, there has been an ongoing...
View ArticleWhat Should the Future Look Like for Brain-Based Pain Imaging in the Law?...
By Amanda C. Pustilnik, Professor of Law, University of Maryland Carey School of Law; Faculty Member, Center for Law, Brain & Behavior, Massachusetts General Hospital What should the future look...
View ArticleThe Competing Identities of Neuroethics
By Brad Segal This past week week I attended the International Neuroethics Society’s (INS) annual conference in San Diego, California. Neuroethics is multidisciplinary field that grapples with the...
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