Other Neuroethics in the News
April 2007
- "Drugs may boost your brain powr" -- BBC News, April 16, 2007.
- " Predicting risk tough, despite warning signs" --SF Chronicle, April 22, 2007.
- "You are not a brain scan! Critical reporting on the mind sciences" --Special ABC program of All in the Mind, April 28, 2007.
March 2007
- "Lack of sleep may impact upon moral judgement" -- NewScientist.com, March 1, 2007.
- "Neuroscience probes new frontiers" --CNN.com, March 6, 2007.
February 2007
- “Findings: The voices in my head say ‘Buy it!’ Why argue?” – The New York Times, January 16. 2007.
- “Are you a giver? Brain scan tells the truth” – MSNBC news, January 21 2007.
- “Who Should Read Your Mind?” – Time Magazine, Section: A User’s Guide to the Brain. 169(5): 96. January 29, 2007.
- “Can a brain scan prove you’re telling the truth?” – NewScientist.com, February 6, 2007.
- “Fact: No link of vaccine, autism” – The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 6, 2007.
- “The brain scan that can read people’s intentions” – The Guardian, February 9, 2007
- “Call for ‘neuroethics’ as brain science races ahead” – Reuters, February 14, 2007
December - January 2007
- “Free to choose? Modern neuroscience is eroding the idea of free will”– The Economist, December 19, 2006
- “Reality bytes: Robots could demand independence” – CNN.com, December 21, 2006
- “Decoding the secrets of your brain: Ethicists say neuroscience is as controversial as cloning” – MSNBC Health News
- “Shams, scams, and trans fats: Bioethics in 2006. Bioethicist Art Caplan bestows Halos & Horns on year’s moral moments” – MSNBC 2006 Year in Review, December 28, 2006
- “Is ‘Peter Pan’ treatment a moral choice? Debate over stunting a disabled child’s growth pits comfort against ethics” – Commentary by Arthur Caplan. MSNBC News, January 5, 2007
Prior to January 2007
- Free to choose? Modern neuroscience is eroding the idea of free will. The Economist, 12/19/06
- Actions Speak Louder than Images. Nature News, 12/7/06
- Brain-Computer Interfaces Come Home. NIBIB Health & Education, 11/28/06
- Studying Autism Isn't Enough. NYTimes.com, 11/21/06
- The Role of Brain Research in National Defense. The Chronical Review, 11/10/06
- Doctors Say Electric Pulses Aided Brain-Damaged Man. NYTimes.com, 10/16/06
- Double Amputee Uses Thought-controlled Arm. MSNBC, 9/14/06
- Mental Activity Seen in a Brain Gravely Injured. NYTimes.com, 9/8/06
- How to Spot a Liar. Time Magazine, 8/20/06
- Autism 'affects all of the brain'. BBC, 8/16/06
- Lies Wide Open. SF Chronicle, 8/6/06
- Study: Emotion rules the brain's decisions. USA Today, 8/6/06
- Doctors: Comatose Man's Brain Rewires. NYTimes.com, 7/4/06
- MRI tests offer glimpse at brains behind the lies. USAToday.com, 6/26/06
- Polygraph Test Results Vary Among Agencies: Discrepancies Affect Security Clearances. Washington Post, 6/20/06
- A Dose of Genius: 'Smart Pills are on the Rise. But Is Taking Them Wise?- Washington Post. 6/11/06
- New Lie Detection Technology Too Much Like Scientific Mind Reading, Ethicist Says - Stanford Report, 5/3/06
- What Leonardo Could Have Done With A CAT Scan - NYTimes.com, 4/19/05
- Depressed? NY Screens for People at Risk - NYTimes.com, 4/13/05
- An Off-and-On Switch for Controlling Animals? - NYTimes.com, 4/12/05
- Sony Aims to Beam Sights, Sounds Into Brain - CNN.com, 4/7/05
- Coping with Unsuspected Findings in Volunteers - Nature, 3/3/05
- How Volunteering for an MRI Scan Changed My Life - Naure, 3/3/05
- Human Brain Design Gets New Timetable - NYTimes.com, 1/25/2005
- Brain Scans for Sale - Slate.com, 1/25/05
- Gray Matter and Sexes: A Gray Area Scientifically - NYTimes.com, 1/24/05
- Rapid Rise and Fall For Body-Scanning Clinics - NYTimes.com, 1/23/05
- This is Your Brain on Politics - New York Times, 1/18/05
- Meditation Gives Brain a Charge, Study Finds - Washington Post, 1/3/05
- Mind Readers - Baltimore Sun Times, 12/10/04
- Truth, Lies Differ in Brain Scans - CNN.com, 11/29/04
- Pill Might Stop Drug Abuse - CNN.COM, 11/16/04
- Scientists Scanning Brains to Learn Political Leanings - SF Chronicle, 11/1/04
- If Your Brain Has A 'Buy Button,' What Pushes It? - New York Times, 10/19/04
- Slippery Slopes, Wonder Drugs, and Cosmetic Neurology - Neurology, September 2004
- Cosmetic Neurology: The Controversy Over Enhancing Movement, Mentation, and Mood - Neurology, September 2004
- The Shape of Things to Come - Neurology, September 2004
- Readers Respond to New Scientist's Editorial on fMRI - 8/18/04
- Update: The Evidence on Revenge Mounts - New York Times, 8/31/04
- Study Seeks Clues to Genes Responsible for Autism - San Jose Mercury News, 7/19/04
- Wakefullness Finds A Powerful Ally - New York Times, 6/29/04
- Brain Lesions Appear After Temporary Amnesia - Forbes.com, 6/22/04
- Feds to Pay For Alzheimer's Test - CBSNEWS.COM, 6/17/04
- Monitoring and Manipulating Brain Function New Neuroscience Technologies and Their Ethical Implications - Hastings Center Report, May/June 2004
- Brain Boosting - ABC News, 4/28/04
- Athletes Through Science - Miami Herald, 4/27/04
- Revving Up the Brain - Chicago Tribune, 3/7/04
- Neuroscience: Advances Prompt New Neuroethical Questions - Neurology Today, 2/04
- Radio Interview - Neurology with Dr. Beatrice C. Engstrand, 2/22/04
- Cognitive Enhancement Raises Ethical Concerns - The Lancet, 7/12/03
- Ethical Issues of Cognitive Enhancement - The Scientist, 10/28/02
- Neuroethics Conference Media Coverage
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