A researcher argues that peers are much more important than parents, that psychologists underestimate the power of genetics and that we have a lot to learn from Asian classrooms. (Scientific American)
Neuro Talk: Tap In | The Experts Weigh In
Some of the world's top scientists and ethicists met at Banff earlier in March, to ponder the most pressing issues in neuroscience. Their focus: Neuroethics
Brain technologies raise unprecedented ethical challenges
We share Jens Clausen's opinion, expressed in his Commentary 'Man, machine and in between' (Nature 457, 1080–1081; 2009), that brain–machine interfaces promise many benefits and should be pursued. However, we do not agree that these technologies pose similar ethical challenges to those already addressed. Some consequences may be unprecedented.
Brain Researchers Open Door to Editing Memory
Researchers in Brooklyn have recently accomplished comparable feats, with a single dose of an experimental drug delivered to areas of the brain critical for holding specific types of memory, like emotional associations, spatial knowledge or motor skills.
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