Neuroethics Conference: Mapping the Field
May 13-14, 2002
Golden Gate Club, San Francisco, California
Conference Chair: Zach Hall, Ph.D.
This conference will delineate a new field of Neuroethics concerned with the social, legal and ethical implications of modern research on the brain. The conference will bring together neuroscientists, bioethicists, public policy makers and scholars in the humanities for discussion and debate on these issues.
Background
Rapidly expanding knowledge in the basic and clinical neurosciences offers not only the promise of dramatic cures for debilitating illness of the central nervous system but a transformed understanding of how the brain works. The evolution in our thinking about the functions of the brain brings with it the need to alter our view of the human mind, personhood, responsibility, and personal identity. With the goal of mapping a new field of "neuroethics" to address these issues, this conference will be devoted to assessing the state of neuroscience research and identifying the ethical and policy challenges that accompany this body of knowledge.
There is no registration fee. Transportation between hotels and conference center and meals will be covered by the conference.
Conference Committee
Zach Hall, Ph.D. , Conference Chair, Emeritus Professor
and Executive Vice Chancellor, UCSF, and past director of the National
Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Howard Fields, M.D., Ph.D. , UCSF Co-Chair,
Professor and Vice Chair of Neurology, UCSF
Judy Illes, Ph.D. , Local Organizing Chair,
Senior Research Scholar, Stanford University Center for Biomedical
Ethics
Albert R. Jonsen, Ph.D. , UCSF Co-Chair, Professor
Emeritus of Ethics in Medicine, University of Washington
Barbara A. Koenig, Ph.D. , Stanford Co-Chair,
Associate Professor of Medicine & Executive Director, Stanford
University Center for Biomedical Ethics
Bernard Lo, M.D. , UCSF Co-Chair, Professor
of Medicine & Director, Program in Medical Ethics, UCSF
William Mobley, M.D., Ph.D., Stanford Co-Chair,
Professor & Chair, Department of Neurology and Neurological
Sciences, Stanford University
For more information about the program, please e-mail Dr. Judy Illes, illes at stanford dot edu[illes] . For information about conference logistics, please contact Joyce Prasad, at the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, 701 Welch Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94304-1703, Tel: (650) 498-6958, Fax: (650) 725-6131, or e-mail jprasad at stanford dot edu[jprasad] .
Travel support may be available to qualifying conference participants.
Sponsored by the Dana Foundation
Hosted by Stanford University and UCSF
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