"Going beyond current studies on substance use disorders, which focus on the impact of addictive drugs on the brain, this new research highlights an existing connection between specific neurons and peripheral organs." | @ScienceDaily .

RT @neuroethics2day: Listen to the most recent episode of the Neuroethics Today podcast: Katleen Gabriels - “I’m not worried about AI getti….

“Two of the main ethical considerations suggest that clinical care and research should be separated and that physicians should prioritize their roles as clinicians over their roles as researchers” | @dailybruin .

RT @mcgovernmit: Activating a specific acetylcholine receptor in the brain reduces cocaine use in rodents, according to a Graybiel lab stud….

RT @NeuroethicsUBC: In case you missed Ethics in the Arts, please visit our website for a video recording and recap of the event highlights….

RT @MicheleFarisco: Can #neuroethics collaborate with #AIEthics in improving #AI regulation? We argue it can, for b….

“Two researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) have come up with a new theory of consciousness…a state that is tied to complex cognitive operations -- and not as a passive basic state that automatically prevails when we are awake.” | @ScienceDaily .

RT @neuroethicsinfo: As the #neuroethics community, let's honour National #Indigenous History Month by crowdsourcing a list of #neuroethics….

“What if, instead, you could create synthetic neurological data—artificially computer-generated data—that could “stand in” for data obtained from the real world? Enter generative adversarial networks.” | @USCViterbi .

“The point of the bot is to help AI to work better with humans…‘We have to teach AI ethical values b/c AI interacts with humans. And to do that, it needs to be aware what values human have’” | @guardian .

RT @neuroethicsinfo: At the 2021 INS Annual Meeting, dive into the emerging subfield of environmental #neuroethics. Join us for a discussio….

“A future where…pigs are raised to harvest their organs for humans raises significant ethical questions…Advocates for xenotransplantation argue the potential benefits of vastly expanding the organ supply are worth any potential harm done to pigs.” .

“Neuroscientists at MIT…have homed in on key brain circuits that help guide decision-making under conditions of uncertainty…they’ve found neurons that stop the brain from using unreliable information.” | @mcgovernmit .

“The amendment to the Chilean Constitution ‘is the first law in the world on neuro-rights, and it is the first step in a legislative ecosystem that will regulate artificial intelligence and neuro-technologies.’” | @JURISTnews .

RT @neuroethicsinfo: From #mentalhealth to #predictivejustice, join us this week for spotlights on the expert panels scheduled for the 2021….

“A team of Korean researchers developed a novel multifunctional brain interface that can simultaneously register neuronal activity and deliver liquid drugs to the implantation site” | @ScienceDaily @DGIST_KOREA .

“Taking into account energy-conserving constraints may drive us towards new and creative innovations in AI…by pursuing AI use cases in the environmental space, AI can remain at the cutting edge” | @wef.

“If they are successful, Apple and its partners could improve the detection of the conditions, which affect tens of millions of people worldwide. But the extent of user tracking that may be required could spark privacy concerns.” | @WSJ @UCLA @Apple .

“The guidelines highlight the need for physicians to recognize patient autonomy and the key role played by family caregivers. And they require doctors to acknowledge the need to balance independence and risk as they discuss care choices.” .