Sessions

ERA-NET NEURON ELSA-EPNA Paper Award and Talk

Neuroethics 2026LuccaScheduleRegistration We are proud to host the ELSA EPNA Award 2025 research talk given by winning author Christopher Poppe, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin. He will discuss his research and award-winning article ‘Brain–Computer Interfaces, Completely Locked-In State in Neurodegenerative Diseases, and End-of-Life Decisions‘ published in the journal Bioethical Inquiry 21, 19–27 (2024). Christopher Poppe’s talk is … ERA-NET NEURON ELSA-EPNA Paper Award and Talk

Prenatal Diagnosis and Neurodevelopmental Conditions

Neuroethics 2026StanfordScheduleRegistration Advances in prenatal genetic diagnosis and treatments allow early detection of genetic variants associated with neurodevelopmental conditions. This panel will consider what various communities affected by neurodevelopmental conditions — as well as society at large — stand to gain or lose from these technologies. Speakers Sponsors Agenda Attend Bechtel Conference Center at Encina … Prenatal Diagnosis and Neurodevelopmental Conditions

Gen AI, Mental Health & Society

Neuroethics 2026StanfordScheduleRegistration Generative AI and LLMs have been adopted rapidly for mental health applications and in ways that impact mental health. These technologies are viewed as transformative and promising, yet a number of high-profile tragedies have drawn attention to ethical and safety concerns with the development and deployment of generative AI on mental health, such … Gen AI, Mental Health & Society

Building Neuroethics Pathways: Lessons from a Neuroscience & Society Internship

Neuroethics 2026StanfordScheduleRegistration This session will explore the development, implementation, and impact of the Neuroscience and Society Summer Internship Program, a new initiative funded by the Dana Foundation and hosted at the Center for Medical Ethics & Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine. Panelists will discuss the program’s key design features, including interdisciplinary curriculum development, … Building Neuroethics Pathways: Lessons from a Neuroscience & Society Internship

Neurogenetic Discovery Research in Physiologically Maintained Bodies After Brain Death

Neuroethics 2026StanfordScheduleRegistration Following the declaration of brain death by neurologic criteria (brain death), bodies in which ventilation and circulation are maintained exhibit many features of live human physiology. Since Coller’s testing of monoclonal antibodies in a recently deceased human in 1988, research has been conducted in brain-dead bodies for a narrow range of scientific topics, … Neurogenetic Discovery Research in Physiologically Maintained Bodies After Brain Death

Community-Engaged Collaborations in Neuroethics

Neuroethics 2026StanfordScheduleRegistration Community-engaged collaborations in neuroethics are growing. This diverse panel of neuroethics experts will look at sample projects from several perspectives and reflect on the values and motivations underpinning their work. The discussion will examine challenges, surprising outcomes, and lessons learned — which can serve as a helpful resource or starting point for others … Community-Engaged Collaborations in Neuroethics

Meet the Editors: Mastering Publication in AJOB Neuroscience and Neuroethics Journals

Neuroethics 2026StanfordScheduleRegistration Journal editors will attempt to demystify the academic publishing process for researchers, particularly early-career scholars and neuroscientists interested in learning more about publishing in ethics journals. Panelists will discuss key topics, including scope and fit, editorial best practices, and an upcoming Graduate Student Special Issue. Speakers Sponsors Agenda Attend Thursday, April 16, 202612:15-1:15pm … Meet the Editors: Mastering Publication in AJOB Neuroscience and Neuroethics Journals

Designing Neurotech for Humanity: Bridging Ethics, Law, Science, and Society

Neuroethics 2026StanfordScheduleRegistration This multidisciplinary panel convened representatives from ethics, law, neuroscience, business, and a patient user of a brain-computer interface to discuss collective aims for how neurotechnology will be integrated into society, and to develop a list of tenets to chart a path forward, with input from the audience. Speakers Sponsor: Coverage Attend Neuroethics 2026Building … Designing Neurotech for Humanity: Bridging Ethics, Law, Science, and Society

Ethical, Legal, and Societal Implications of Neural Organoids, Assembloids, and Their Transplantation: Lessons from Asilomar

Neuroethics 2026StanfordScheduleRegistration Researchers are now creating human neural organoids that can be combined into multi-organoid assembloids and/or transplanted into non-human animals, creating human/non-human chimeras. Alongside the scientific advances, neuroethicists are considering ethical question raised by these novel entities. While regulatory bodies exist that oversee stem cell research, human subjects research, and non-human animal research, many … Ethical, Legal, and Societal Implications of Neural Organoids, Assembloids, and Their Transplantation: Lessons from Asilomar

Beyond the Scan: Rethinking Neuroaesthetics

Neuroethics 2026StanfordScheduleRegistration This session examines the growing field of neuroaesthetics, which studies the neural mechanisms and psychological processes involved in aesthetic experience, and the ethical questions it raises across research, clinical practice, design, and technology. We will explore and question the assumption that these experiences can be explained mainly through neuroimaging techniques and brain mechanisms. … Beyond the Scan: Rethinking Neuroaesthetics