2013 International Neuroethics Society Annual Meeting 

San Diego, California

 

For a list of speakers and suggested readings, click here.

To watch videos of the panel discussions click here.

View posters from the meeting here.

View photos from the meeting here

 

Listen to INS Member Molly Crockett cordially invite you to the 2013 Annual Meeting here

 

 

 

Meeting Schedule:

Friday, November 8    8:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.

International Neuroethics Society Annual Meeting

San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina, San Diego Ballroom B

Registration Required

 

8:00-8:05           Welcome and Opening Remarks - Steve Hyman, INS President

 

8:05- 9:15          Buffet Breakfast/Posters Put Up

 

9:15-11:15         Session “The Science and Ethics of Moral Enhancement

 

Can we create a morality pill?  Neuroscientists are discovering how hormones and brain chemicals shape aspects of social behavior relevant for morality, including empathy, cooperation, aggression, trust, and altruism. This work opens potential avenues for pharmacological manipulation of ethical values. In this session, speakers will review studies demonstrating how neuromodulators shape moral decisions, evaluate the evidence for and challenges facing the development of moral-enhancing interventions, and discuss the ethical implications of shaping human morality. 

 

               Format:   20 minute presentations and 60 minutes of Q & A

           

 

Moderator:           Barbara Sahakian, University of Cambridge 

Speakers:            Julian Savulescu, University of Oxford

                                Patricia Churchland, Univ of California-San Diego

                                Molly Crockett, University of Zurich

 

11:15–11:30      Break

 

11:30-12:00       Abstract/Poster Oral Presenters  (5 Speakers @ 5 minutes each)

 

12:00–1:30        Lunch and Open Business Meeting

 

1:30-3:30           Session  “States of Consciousness: Neuroethics in impairments of consciousness, brain-machine

                           interfacing and end of life decisions?

 

Recent brain-imaging studies detected covert awareness in a small proportion of patients in vegetative or minimally conscious state. In rare cases patients were even able to answer yes or no questions. Brain stimulation can lead to behavioral improvements of the minimal conscious. What are the ethical and legal implications of these findings for withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment or food and fluid? How reliable is communication via a brain-computer interface especially when it comes to end of life decisions? This panel will discuss a broad range of clinical challenges as well as ethico-legal implications with four renowned experts in the field.

 

Format:    Brief statements of 5 – 8 minutes followed by discussion among the panel and 60  minutes of Q & A

 

 

Moderator:          Jens Clausen, University of Tubingen  

Speakers:           Lisa Claydon, University of Manchester

                               Joe Fins, Weill Cornell Medical College 

                         John Pickard, University of Cambridge    

                               Niko Schiff, Weill Cornell Medical College

 

3:30-3:45          Break

 

3:45-4:15          Updates and FYIs/Working Group Reports

 

4:15-6:15          Session  “Can Neuroscience Inform Us about Criminality & the Capacity for Rehabilitation?

 

This panel will discuss neuroscience and psychological studies that inform 1) how information processing  (particularly social information) and decision-making may be mediated differently in individuals at different ages and 2) the capacity for plasticity in the brain across the lifespan, biomarkers of plasticity, and implications for rehabilitation.

 

Format:   15 minute presentations and 60 minutes of Q & A

 

 

Moderator:          Holly Moore, Columbia University, New York State Psychiatric Institute

Speakers:           Mauricio Delgado, Rutgers University

                         J. David Jentsch, University of California – Los Angeles

                         Catherine Sebastian, Royal Holloway, University of London 

                         Honorable Robert Trentacosta, Presiding Judge, San Diego Superior Court

 

6:15-7:30           Announcements, Poster Session, and Reception