The OHSU Brain Institute presents the 2012 Brain Awareness Lecture Series: Big Issues and the Brain - The Brain and Society.
Listen to one of the founders of the International Neuroethics Society reveal the potential- and the potential problems- of neuroscience.
Advances in neuroscience are raising medical hopes for millions of people. Once futuristic ideas are now becoming reality and improving the lives of soldiers, accident victims and others. But with these benefits come critical social and ethical issues.
For example, military research has developed a “robo-rat” that can be controlled through electrodes in its brain. Could other creatures be used as living robots too? How about the use of human tissues or genes? With each development comes the re-examination of traditional boundaries forcing us to question social values and conventions.
Learn about incredible new findings from Alan Leshner, Executive Director of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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In addition to the four Newmark Theatre lectures, there are two lectures in the 2012 Brain Awareness series at the Oregon Convention Center Grand Ballroom:
4/10/12 Jonah Lehrer - Creativity and the Brain: What is it, who has it, and how do we achieve it?
4/26/12 Nora Volkow, M.D. - Addiction and the Brain: What is the toll it can take on the brain and society?
2012 Brain Awareness Lecture Series: Big Issues and the Brain - The Brain and Society
Neuroscience research has made great strides in our knowledge— and created many thought-provoking questions. Can neurosciencetransform society? Is brain-enhancing technology going too far? Are you born creative, or can it be learned? Can brain imaging spot a criminal before a crime?
In classrooms, courtrooms, offices and homes around the world, neuroscience gives us powerful new tools for achieving our goals and prompting a new understanding of ourselves as social, moral and spiritual beings. World-renowned neuroscientists and researchers will share insight on issues surrounding the brain, with in-depth discussions about its impact on society.
The OHSU Brain Institute is among the top three institutions in the nation for NIH-funded neuroscience research projects. As part of Oregon’s only academic medical center, the OHSU Brain Institute conducts the most complex and innovative neuroscience research, and translates that research into the best healthcare and community information for all Oregonians.