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Patient trust and public-private partnerships in neuroscience

September 9, 2022bioethics, BRAINShare, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Ethics Sumer Interns, Neuroscience, Patient Trust, Public-Private Partnerships

This is the third in an ongoing series by Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy summer interns, undergraduate/graduate students interested in emerging ethical issues. I knew I

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Interrogating the brain on trial: neuroscience, ethics and the law

August 26, 2022August 26, 2022Brain, brain imaging, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, ethics, Ethics Sumer Interns, law, Neuroscience, Philosophy

This is the first in an ongoing series by Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy summer interns, undergraduate/graduate students interested in emerging ethical issues.

Progress Notes

Resonance podcast: Artificial intelligence research and decision making

April 13, 2021November 18, 2021artificial intelligence, Education, Medical Education, Neuroscience, Resonance, Resonance Podcast

Dr. Andreas Tolias discusses his journey into artificial intelligence research, neuroscience and understanding the brain’s perceptual inference on the Resonance podcast.

Progress Notes

Resonance podcast: Understanding neurological diseases

April 22, 2020November 18, 2021Education, Medical Education, Neuroscience, Resonance, Resonance Podcast

An estimated 100 million Americans are impacted by neurological diseases like Alzheimer’s disease and epilepsy every year. Melanie Samuel, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department

From The Labs

The McNair Scholar Spotlight: Dr. Xaq Pitkow

May 24, 2018October 8, 2018Dr. Xaq Pitkow, McNair scholar, Neuroscience, Research

From the Labs sat down with McNair Scholar Dr. Xaq Pitkow to learn more not only about his research but also about him, what motivated

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Gray matter and gray areas: Examining disorders of consciousness

December 22, 2017December 21, 2017brain injury, clinical ethics, disorders of consciousness, Dr. Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby, Neuroscience

Patients in a minimally conscious state demonstrate some “off and on” awareness of their environment. They may be able to communicate at times by nodding

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My mental illness and my research

October 4, 2017October 4, 2017ADHD, Anxiety, bioethics, Depression, Gabriel Lazaro-Munoz, medical ethics, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Neuroethics, Neuroscience, Research

I know what is going on in my brain. I have a Ph.D. in neuroscience. I still cannot control it. I constantly have intrusive thoughts,

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Intelligence and genetic essentialism

June 16, 2017June 15, 2017Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Cody Brannan, Discrimination, DNA, Genetic Essentialism, Genetics, Genomics, Health Policy Program, Neuroethics, Neuroscience, Research, Science Policy

In 1869, Francis Galton reasoned that if human intellect was determined to be hereditary, then it “would be quite practicable to produce a highly-gifted race

From The Labs

Neurons deep in brain are more active than once thought

April 26, 2017Cerebellum, cognitive process, granule cell, neuron, Neuroscience

It’s the part of the brain that makes sure you cannot tickle yourself. The cerebellum, an apple-sized region near the base of the skull, senses