Neuroethics

Bad news for conservatives!

Michael Cook | 25 November 2011

People who have conservative moral judgements on a number of hot-button issues tend to have the “dark and socially destructive” personality traits of machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy, according to an article in the journal Neuroethics.

The future of memory-altering drugs

Michael Cook | 08 September 2011

Give memory-altering drugs a chance, argues the editor of the well-regarded Neuroethics & Law blog. Adam Kolber, of Brooklyn Law School, writes in Nature that drugs could be of immense benefit for people who have experienced traumatic stress, such as rescue workers or victims of assault. The use of memory altering drugs is looking “increasingly promising”.

Does neuroethics have a future?

Michael Cook | 15 July 2011

What is the half-life of ethical specialties? Following recent speculation about the future of bioethics, it seems to be getting shorter.

Do we need more “neuroscepticism”?

Michael Cook | 21 August 2010

What about “open futures, distributive justice, and perfectionism”?

Hang on a minute, say neuroscience sceptics

Michael Cook | 06 May 2010

Italian philosophers argue that contemporary neuroscience is both intellectually stimulating and methodologically confused

Brain scans used as evidence in US murder sentencing

Jared Yee | 28 November 2009

Illinois convict’s brain disorder affects sentencing process