Mind, Brain and Neuroethics

Conference on “Mind, Brain and Neuroethics with Prof. James Jordano, Edoardo Boncinelli and Gilberto Corbellini (moderator Francesco Orzi),Viterbo, April 8, 2011.  Cosponsored by UNESCO Chair.

Neurobioethics: Balance and prospectives

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Ateneo Pontificio Regina Apostolorum

Istituto Scienza e Fede – Cattedra UNESCO di Bioetica e Diritti Umani

Gruppo di Neurobioetica

Il Prof. James Giordano, Ph.D.

Giordano

Director, Center for Neurotechnology Studies
Vice President, Academic Programs
Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
Arlington, VA

University Affiliate Professor of Neuroscience
Krasnow Institute for Advanced Studies
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

Senior Research Associate
Oxford Centre for Neuroethics
Uehiro Centre for Practical Philosophy
University of Oxford

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Neurobioethics: Balance and prospectives

Mercoledì 6 aprile 2011

Dalle 16:00 alle 18:30

Aula Master

Ingresso libero

Brain Stimulation: Therapeutic Advances and Ethical-Legal Implications

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ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION

XIX NEUROBIOETHICS ENCOUNTER – 4TH SEMINAR

Brain Stimulation: Therapeutic Advances and Ethical-Legal Implications

April 1, 2011 – 16:30-19:00

Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum, Via degli Aldobrandeschi, 190 Roma

AULA MAGNA

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Greeting from the Rector of the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum

Prof. Padre Pedro Barrajón, LC

Moderator: introduction and contextualization of the theme

Dr. Alberto Carrara, LC

Deep Brain Stimulation: what science tells us about it

Prof. Massimo Gandolfini, Department Director of Neuroscience and Neurosurgery, Brescia, Italy

Deep Brain Stimulation: a brief story of a personal experience

Dr. Lucilla Bossi, Parkinson Italia

Stimulation of the vagus nerve in the treatment of depression

Riccardo Carrara, University of Padova, Italy

Deep Brain Stimulation and the protection of the fundamental right of psychic integrity

Prof. Alberto García

Director of the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights

Conclusion and discussion with the speakers