It's short notice, but I just ran across the info at the Neuroethics & Law Blog. On Friday, March 10, 2006, Stanford University will host Reading Minds: Lie Detection, Neuroscience, Law, and Society. Here's a brief summary:A revolution in neuroscience has vastly expanded our understanding of the human brain and its operations. Our increasing…

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Stanford neuroscientist Bill Newsome's is hoping to gain approval to implant an electrode in his brain to better understand human consciousness. The electrode…

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MIT researchers found that rats learn more when a break allows them to replay what they just saw in their brain. There are indications that humans may learn in…

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UCLA neuroscientists use brain scans to gauge responses to SuperBowl ads.

In a lecture in Utah, author Jonathan Moreno, bioethics adviser for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, raised concerns about use of neuroscience by the…