2013 International Neuroethics Society Annual Meeting
San Diego, California
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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
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
2013 INS Meeting Posters
Brain Training: Current Understanding and Ethical Dilemmas
L. Boran, F. O’Brolchain, D. Delany
Italian Neuroethics Society: History and Perspectives of a Research Program
C. D’Alessio, M. De Caro, M. Di Francesco, A. Lavazza, R. Mordacci
Toward a Neuroethically-grounded “Translational Imperative” for Neuroscience: From BRAIN to Bench-to-Bedside
A. Garcia, G. Palchik, J. Giordano
Neuroethics and Education: Neuroscientific Evidence and Proposed Pathways of Moral Education
C. D’Alessio, A. Gini
Animal Models of Pain and the Puzzle of Similarity
N. A. Atanasova
Can Modern-Day Cerebroscopes Undermine Incorrigibility of Happiness Claims? The Application and Limitations of Neuroimaging Technology
S. Hare, N. Vincent
Moral Abilities and Behavioral Characteristics in a Sample of 4 to 5 Years Old from General Population: A Preliminary Study
S. Songhorian, M.C. Ielmoni, S. Scaini, A. Terenzi, A. Ogliari, R. Mordacci
The Rise of “Empathy”: A Bibliometrics Analysis
S. Songhorian, L. Cabrera
Has Neural Imaging Really Mapped Human Insight? Philosophical and Ethical Reflections
C. Taddei-Ferretti, A. Gini, D. Larrivee
Neuroethical Implications of Neuromodulation Using Deep Brain Stimulation
V. Sironi, A. Gini
Neuroethical Perspectives in Neural Cells and Tissue Transplantation
V. Sironi, A. Gini
Media Coverage of Euthanasia in Italy: The Controversial Case of Eluana Englaro
C. Pensieri, A. Gini, A. Cavallotto
Neuroethics of Pain and Suffering in Disorders of Consciousness
M. Farisco, A. Gini
Neuroscience Data and Diagnostic Criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorders: Which Consequences and Which Future with DSM-5?
L. Casartelli, V. Mauri, B. Baertschi, L. Villa, M. Molteni, A. Gini
Medicalization of emotions and the fallacy of authenticity
L. Echarte
Neuroenhancement: Mapping the Importance of Ethical Considerations and Stakeholder Perspectives
J. Hughes, L. Cabrera, R. Ott, C. Ineichen, M. Christen
Teaching Neuroethics: The Zurich Spring and Summer School Experiences
M. Christen, L. Cabrera, C. Ineichen, R. Ott
Beyond Phineas Gage: Analyzing Morality in Frontal Lesion Patients
P. Molina-Luna, M. Christen, P. Brugger, M. Regard
Defining and Defying Death: Making Sense of Brain Death and Cadaveric Organ Donation in India
P. Satalkar, M. Christen
Ethical Challenges of Large-Scale Brain Simulations
M. Christen
Neuroethics Curriculum Review and Proposal
A. Frolov, J. Slater
Why We Need to Know What It’s Like: The Ethical Priority of Quality of Life Research in Disorders of Consciousness
LSM Johnson
Philosophy of Education an Neuroethics: Merging Focuses
H. Lalancette
The Use of Brain Images When Evaluating Religious and Non-Religious Media Reports
W. Struthers, T. Hagan, K. Mulhauser, R. Schuchardt
Sources of Angst About Cognitive Enhancement: Hard Work, Authenticity, Worth, and Success
N. Fitz, P. Reiner
Sources of angst about cognitive enhancement: changes to core features of self and perceptions of success
Laura Cabrera, Nicholas Fitz, Peter Reiner
Models of the Patient-Machine-Physician Relationship in Closed-Loop Neuromodulation
E. Klein
End the end-of-life decision debate: Why discussion of end-of-life decisions through brain computer interfaces starts the ethical debate off on the wrong foot
C. Weijer, A. Peterson, L. Naci, M. Graham, D. Cruse, D. Fernández- Espejo, A. Lazosky, AM Owen
Is Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation an Effective Tool for Enhancing Working Memory? A Meta-Analytic Review
L. Mancuso, I. Ilieva, R. Hamilton, M. Farah
Revising Weakness of Will
J.S. Haas
What Are We Afraid Of? Building the (Pragmatic) Focus of Neuroethics Upon the (Real) Facts of Neuroscience
Guillermo A. Palchik, John R. Shook and James Giordano
Neuroethical Issues in Using Neurotechnology to Treat Axis II Disorders of Personality: Implications for Science, Society, and Policy
H. Joharchi, J. Giordano
Deep Brain Stimulation and the “No Path Forward” Dilemma for Small(er) Disease Populations: Neuroethical Challenges, Tasks and Opportunities
P. Rossi, M. Okun, A. Machado, E. Shenkman, J. Giordano
Neuroscience, Painience, and the Formulation of Neuroethically-Guided Criteria for the Moral Treatment of Non-Human Animals
S. Loveless, J. Giordano
Neuroethics Education About – and for – Deaf Culture: A Model for Advancing the Social Relevance of Neuroethics
C. Erting, H. Joharchi, L. Petitto, J. Giordano
Diagnosing Mental Disorders, Psychiatric Metaphysics, and the Neuroethics of Mental Health and Psychiatry
C. Fitzpatrick, J. Giordano
Neuroscience and Technology (Neuros/T) as the New Dual-Use Frontier: Importance and Necessity of Neuroethical Guidance and Articulation
D. DiEuliis, J. Giordano
Neuroethical, Legal, and Social (NELS) Implications of Ownership of Neurotechnology Within the Milieu of Increasingly Globalized Intellectual Property Protection
T. Brindley, J. Giordano
Ethical evaluation of genetic testing and neuroimaging for children at risk for mental illness
G. Lee, A. Mizgalewicz, E. Borgelt, J. Illes
Academic Publication Trends on Minimally Conscious States: A Decade of Neuroimaging in MeSH
G. Lee, A. Garnett, J. Illes
The Ethics of Molecular Memory Modification
K. Hui, C. Fisher
Pedophilia and Hemodynamic Brain Response: Is Arousal Guilt?
C. Epright