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I just received this interesting... by Thomas Z. Ramsøy Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics I just received this interesting link to the memebox.com future scanner. I might have misunderstood the email initially, since I thought it was just another spam message, and ... Read on »

Yes, we’ve been! It’s therefore ... by Thomas Z. Ramsøy Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics Yes, we’ve been! It’s therefore strange — and wonderful — to see that we are still receiving several hundreds of visitors every day. You are all welcom ... Read on »

In May 15-16 this year, the Cope... by Thomas Z. Ramsøy Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics In May 15-16 this year, the Copenhagen Business School arranges a conference on neuroeconomics. According to the mission statement, the idea is to “provide an internatio ... Read on »

Michael Gazzaniga is one of the ... by Thomas Z. Ramsøy Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics Michael Gazzaniga is one of the directors of a very interesting new neuroethics project, The Law & Neuroscience Project, supported finacially by The MacArthur Fondation. ... Read on »

Ever wondered about the neurobio... by Thomas Z. Ramsøy Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics Ever wondered about the neurobiology of memory — how the brain stores information? And, if you know slightly more, how information is stored beyond the hippocampus, or w ... Read on »

How specific — or sparse — is th... by Thomas Z. Ramsøy Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics How specific — or sparse — is the neural representation of a memory trace? Quian Quiroga and colleagues now have an article in Neuron (PDF), where they describe th ... Read on »

Seems as if Springer is making a... by Thomas Z. Ramsøy Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics Seems as if Springer is making a good move on promoting their new journal, Neuroethics. As the message says, they will provide free access to articles during 2008 and 2009.Wel ... Read on »

A unique opportunity to learn ab... by Thomas Z. Ramsøy Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics A unique opportunity to learn about contemporary neuroeconomicsWe are writing to you in connection with the Conference on Neuroeconomics (ConNEcs 2008), which is going to take ... Read on »

The burgeoning field of neuroeco... by Thomas Z. Ramsøy Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics The burgeoning field of neuroeconomics is on the rise, now with a few journal updates. First, let me introduce two new journals:Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Econom ... Read on »

It should come as no surprise to... by Thomas Z. Ramsøy Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics It should come as no surprise to you that after a prolonged hibernation, the BrainEthics team is heading back to the web-surface to present the novelties and oddities of cogni ... Read on »

That almond-shaped structure we ... by Thomas Z. Ramsøy Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics That almond-shaped structure we call amygdala is typically thought of as solely (or mainly) involved in negative affect. However, some studies have suggested that the amygdala ... Read on »

Martha Farah just alerted me abo... by Thomas Z. Ramsøy Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics Martha Farah just alerted me about her recent comment in the Neuroethics & Law blog. Yesterday, NY Times ran a story about neuro-politics. More precisely, they presented ... Read on »

Can we rid ourselves of the mean... by Thomas Z. Ramsøy Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics Can we rid ourselves of the meaningless violence and aggression seen in society today? A news story in Nature News this week shows that aggressiveness may be treated with a se ... Read on »

Physorg reports about an interes... by Thomas Z. Ramsøy Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics Physorg reports about an interesting forthcoming MRI study linking paedophilia to regional changes in white matter. Analysing structural MRI using voxel-based morphometry, pae ... Read on »

It’s a strange feeling. You scan... by Thomas Z. Ramsøy Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics It’s a strange feeling. You scan what you think is a normal person, and have taken all precautions to make sure that there are no indications of medical complications. B ... Read on »

Research on the role of oxytocin... by Thomas Z. Ramsøy Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics Research on the role of oxytocin, a neuropeptide, in social cognition has generated much interest during the last few years. We have earlier written about oxytocin’s rol ... Read on »

Feel free to attend this meeting... by Thomas Z. Ramsøy Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics Feel free to attend this meeting:Kunst og hjerneVil neurobiologien blive det nye paradigme for forståelsen af, hvad kunst er?Et af æstetikkens vanskeligste problem ... Read on »

The New York Academy of Sciences... by Thomas Z. Ramsøy Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics The New York Academy of Sciences runs a nice little website. Here, they offer a series of audio files with interviews and presentations which are available for download as pod ... Read on »

Following up on Martins post, I ... by Thomas Z. Ramsøy Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics Following up on Martins post, I discover more than just a few good talks. This is a goldmine of good and important podcasts for the future!For those neuroethics-minded of you, ... Read on »

A recent book review (subscripti... by Thomas Z. Ramsøy Doctor of Philosophy

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bioethics A recent book review (subscription required) in Nature Neuroscience looks at two new textbooks in cognitive neuroscience. One of these is the recent Cognition, Brain and Consc ... Read on »

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