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:: Expanding the Frontiers of Neuroethics
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Purpose and Scope
The course consists of one week of intensive lectures and discussions, with 30 participants from around the world. We believe that this course in Neuroethics will be interesting and useful for a varied group of students and professionals working in different fields and with distinct levels of education. The course is aimed for graduates, as well as for young professionals in various areas, such as neuroscience, social science, philosophy, health care, law and education. The course is founded in direct collaboration with Uppsala University, and Fundación Crimson.
The goal of the course is to provide knowledge of neuroethical theories and concepts that apply to:
- Ethical questions arising in connection with developments in neuroscience and neurotechnology; e.g. new techniques to measure brain activities, new methods for cognitive enhancement, or new drug uses in psychopharmacology.
- Questions concerning the relevance of neuroscience to understanding the development of normative judgment.
- Different neuroethical approaches to central philosophical problems, such as whether the human being can have a free will, or moral responsibility.
- Neuroethical questions arising in clinical contexts, e.g. the measurement of cognitive/emotional capacity in neurodegeneration.
Dates and Places
November 22-26, 2010 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Course Description
Different types of neuroethical issues will be discussed during the course. The course focuses both on applied neuroethics, i.e. ethical questions that arise from neuroscientific or neurotechnological advances; and on fundamental neuroethics, i.e. questions concerning how knowledge of the brain’s functional architecture and its evolution can deepen our understanding of human thought, including moral thought and judgment. The course also includes clinical perspectives, e.g. to what extent a patient with a neuro-degenerative disorder suffers from reduced capacity for decision-making, or reduced autonomy, or when a person with dementia can give an informed consent to participate in scientific studies.
Director
Kathinka Evers. senior researcher at the Centre for Research Ethics & Bioethics at Uppsala University.
Lecturers
As course lecturers will be invited prominent researchers in neuroscience and philosophy from Latin America, and Europe. Below you will find a list of Professors who already confirmed participation.
- Jean-Pierre Changeux. Collège de France, Paris/ Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
- Kathinka Evers, Uppsala Universitet, Sweden
- Facundo Manes, Instituto de Neurologia Cognitiva, Argentina
- Arleen Salles, Centro de Investigaciones Filosoficas, Argentina
- Mariano Sigman, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Teresa Torralva, Instituto de Neurologia Cognitiva, Argentina
- Bruno Wicker, Mediterranean Institute of Cognitive Neurosciences, France
English Language Capability
The course is taught in English with simultaneous translation to
Eligibility
The course is open to advanced graduate students and young professionals worldwide with specific interest in neuroethics from all related areas (neuroscience, social science, philosophy, health care, law and education, among others). A maximum of 30 students will be accepted. We will received applications until we reach the maximum number of students. If you are interested in attending to the course Apply Now
Fees
The high costs of this leading-edge international course are mostly covered by the generous contributions of public and private supporters. However there is a fee for all applicants in order to make the program self-sustainable.
Applicants from Academia and not-for-profit sector: USD 450
Applicants from for profit organizations: USD 650
The fees cover the following:
- Academic fees to the one-week course Expanding the Frontiers of Neuroethics
- Network Meeting with professors and local researchers on Saturday 20 November 2010
- Welcome dinner for students and professors on Monday 22 November 2010
- Attendance to the International Conference on Neuroethics at the Argentine National Academy of Medicine on Thursday 25 November 2010
- Site visits to Cognitive Neuroscience Research Centers in Buenos Aires
- End of the course Happy Hour on Saturday 27 November 2010
- All coffee breaks during course and conference
Housing
Housing, which is not included in the course academic fee, is arranged by each applicant.
Tours
Fundación Crimson will provide a selection of optional tours for participants interested in learn more about the city of Buenos Aires and the Argentine culture.
