/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ The field of neurotechnology, the focus of this blog, encompasses advances in brain science (neurons), information technology (bits) and bioengineering (genes). Up for discussion and analysis: the political, economic, ethical, and social forces that will shape the future of what will be one of the most important and fascinating stories of the coming decades. en-us zack@neuroinsights.com 2008-09-05T11:33:35-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2008/09/05/interest_in_neuropolicy_grows.php A new Center for Neuropolicy at Emory University will focus on how the biology of the brain influences decision-making in politics, policy and business. As a partnership among researchers in the Emory School of Medicine, Emory College and the Goizueta... 73531@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuropolicy 2008-09-05T11:33:35-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2008/08/25/governing_emerging_technologies_gordon_rearch_conference.php I just spent the past week in Big Sky Montana participating in a five day conference on governing emerging technologies. There was far too much to begin to cover here, but I have to give kudos to the organizers David... 73514@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuropolicy 2008-08-25T12:49:00-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2007/10/10/10m_for_new_macarthur_law_and_neuroscience_project.php “Neuroscience could have an impact on the legal system that is as dramatic as DNA testing,” MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton said. “Neuroscientists need to understand law, and lawyers need to understand neuroscience." Putting their money where it counts, the MacArthur... 72767@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuropolicy 2007-10-10T12:04:49-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2007/03/12/neurolaw_rising.php It looks like 2007 is the year when the world is beginning to wake up to the broad scale societal implications of neurotechnology. This week's NYTimes magazine's cover article is an excellent piece by Jeffrey Rosen titled "The Trials... 72117@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuropolicy 2007-03-12T22:29:38-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2007/01/12/center_for_neurotechnology_studies_launched_at_potomac_institute_for_policy_studies.php The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies has announced the launch of The Center for Neurotechnology Studies (CNS) which intends on providing neutral, in-depth analysis of matters at the intersection of neuroscience and technology—neurotechnology—and public policy. The Center will anticipate ethical,... 71680@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuropolicy 2007-01-12T11:59:58-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2006/07/31/guilty_by_reason_of_my_neurons_made_me_do_it.php From Sunday's NYTimes Op-Ed section, "The Insanity Defense Goes Back on Trial" by Morris Hoffman a fellow at the Gruter Institute and Denver state trial judge and Stephen Morse a professor of law and psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania:... 62842@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuropolicy 2006-07-31T11:53:35-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2004/09/16/neurolaw_the_scales_of_justice.php A new report sponsored by the Dana Foundation titled Neuroscience and the Law: Brain, Mind, and the Scales of Justice examines the legal issues raised by advances in the study of the human brain, including free will, cognitive enhancement, lie... 4294@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuropolicy 2004-09-16T19:16:55-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2004/08/25/interpreting_the_political_brain.php Steven Johnson wrote a nice piece in the NYTimes Magazine this past weekend on the Political Brain. While I've covered this research a few month's back in neuromarketing our next President, Steven adds one very important point to the value... 4280@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuropolicy 2004-08-25T12:30:29-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2003/12/08/the_emerging_neurowarfare_threat.php Neurowarfare, the use of weapons that target the human central nervous system, is an escalating concern. This month's Acumen Journal uncovers some areas of Russian neurowarfare research: - Project Flute: a neurotoxic agent that becomes activated during times of stress... 4070@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuropolicy 2003-12-08T15:03:57-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2003/10/24/neurowar.php The advent of sophisticated neuroweapons that can be used for mind control, coercive truth detection or to erase memories are on the horizon. Whether they are used for national defense or for offensive purposes, national governments are spending billions of... 4029@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuropolicy 2003-10-24T20:18:44-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2003/10/20/the_pursuit_of_biohappiness.php Last week the President's Council on Bioethics released "Beyond Therapy: Biotechnology and the Pursuit of Happiness, a 300 page report containing the following chapters: 1. Biotechnology and the Pursuit of Happiness 2. Better Children 3. Superior Performance 4. Ageless Bodies... 4024@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuropolicy 2003-10-20T03:10:18-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2003/08/20/cognition_complexity_and_the_constitution.php By Wrye Sententia When I consider our species’ agile curiosity and its increasing ability to directly tinker with thinking, a cascade of philosophical, scientific, and societal subtleties leave me swimming in the ever-broader stream of potential benefits and harms. Thomas... 3986@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuropolicy 2003-08-20T07:37:12-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2003/08/18/neuropolicy_and_cognitive_liberty_by_wrye_sententia.php By Wrye Sententia Greetings, I’m glad to ride Brain Waves with such stimulating guestbloggers. We live at a time when technologies that interact closely with brain function almost daily surface in the news, intimating the emergence of some exciting possibilities,... 3985@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuropolicy 2003-08-18T12:20:10-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2003/07/15/precision_neuroweapons.php 3960@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuropolicy 2003-07-15T10:28:12-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2003/06/11/sensory_systems_and_judgment_in_law.php 3935@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Neuropolicy 2003-06-11T15:13:14-05:00