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Ethics and the Brain

May 20-21, 2016


The Decade of the Brain has ended. What did learn about ourselves? What are we continuing to learn about ourselves, our moral worth, our status as ethical persons and moral agents, as neuroscience research advances? What relevance, if any, does neuroscience have to significant moral and ethical questions to which humans have been seeking answers for thousands of years? The theme should be interpreted broadly.

Keynote Speakers are:

Dr.  William J. FitzPatrick, Philosophy Department University of Rochester: "Experimental Ethics and Debunking Projects"

Dr. Nicole Vincent, Philosophy Department, Georgia State University: "Cognitive Enhancement and Control of Emerging Technologies"

Submissions from a wide range of disciplines, including philosophy, the social sciences, critical studies (including gender and sexuality studies, disability studies, race studies, and critical legal theory…), law, education, linguistics, the neurosciences, and the pharmaceutical and medical sciences as well as other relevant disciplines and fields are welcome.  The abstract submission deadline is April 1, 2016.  All abstracts should be submitted electronically to this address: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.cognethic.org_eb.html&d=BQIF-g&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=Oo4TCJF8pXcsWPDC7Sy8bdP2IJ6ZbST0v2xdYtuNH80&m=-mt7TUiAtwYMuFzOJs6o7Ktkuelahm8eElkH6oL7WDw&s=KtDaSAJ5aOk3r8X6yGsnclkeg6sOd-60FEEtCiqgk44&e= 

Papers presented at the Ethics and the Brain conference will be eligible for inclusion in a proceedings issue of the Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.cognethic.org_jcn.html&d=BQIF-g&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=Oo4TCJF8pXcsWPDC7Sy8bdP2IJ6ZbST0v2xdYtuNH80&m=-mt7TUiAtwYMuFzOJs6o7Ktkuelahm8eElkH6oL7WDw&s=d4VsXHR1ivRPO7YkssS9Z-9AkWXD_53M9NwOVbX2Ms0&e= > (JCN). The JCN is a peer-reviewed, open access journal published online, aimed at the cross-fertilization of research in neuroscience and related medical fields as well as scholarship in normative disciplines that focus on legal, social and ethical and policy issues. JCN is committed to presenting wide ranging discussions. We are looking to publish works that explore ideas, concepts, theories and their implications across multiple disciplines and professions.

Ethics and the Brain is being co-sponsored by the Center of Cognition and Neuroethics and the Philosophy Department of the University of Michigan-Flint.  The Center for Cognition and Neuroethics<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.cognethic.org_index.html&d=BQIF-g&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=Oo4TCJF8pXcsWPDC7Sy8bdP2IJ6ZbST0v2xdYtuNH80&m=-mt7TUiAtwYMuFzOJs6o7Ktkuelahm8eElkH6oL7WDw&s=kbYFyQXJ-EEyCGaSJ9HLPBqddoC4yxrFnoySKb38gms&e= > (CCN) promotes both the exploration of the conceptual foundations of the neurosciences and the study of the implications of their advances for society in the legal, political, and ethical realms. CCN will disseminate this knowledge to as wide an audience as possible through publications, seminars, and other media. We engage in activities across multiple disciplines and professions that allow opportunities for intellectual synergy and increased impact by creating, fostering and supporting research and educational collaborations and communication.

For additional information, please contact

Dr. Jami Anderson, Philosophy Department UM-Flint, Director Center of Cognition and Neuroethics

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