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Neuroeconomics: Making Big and Small Decisions
Behind every economic decision you make is a host of biases, hormone fluctuations, and firing neurons.
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Don't Fail the Future: Science as a National Choice
As the government shutdown nears the two week mark, it’s worth examining the effect of this latest political showdown on American science, and what this says about our collective values.
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Neural Circuits of Fair Play Discovered in the Human Brain
Scientists have now pinpointed the brain circuitry that compels us to behave according to social norms.
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Judy Illes: Ethical Considerations for Neuroscience
The neurology professor contemplates the ethical issues raised by neuroscience research.
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Not about the bike, after all
Humans have wrested deception from the evolutionary realm of self-preservation and imbued it with dark powers it was never intended to possess.
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A Martyr for Open Access Scientific Publishing?
January 11, 2013 a very talented young computer programmer and activist, Aaron Swartz, took his own life in New York city.
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Ethical Science: Communication and Commercial Enterprise
Neuroethics will draw from the experience of bioethics in handling scientific communication with the media and responsible transfer of knowledge from basic science to profit-driven venture.
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Brain Awareness Campaign
Celebrate the brain year-round with interactive events and community outreach. Brain Awareness Week is March 12-18, 2018.
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