Neuroethics is a new area of scholarly activity, looking at ethical and social issues raised by the research and clinical applications of new technologies that deliver increasingly detailed information about brains and their activities. Brian Schrag, the executive secretary of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, and Colin Allen, from the Cognitive Science Program and the History and Philosophy of Science Department at IU, received a New Frontiers in Arts and Humanities grant from the IU Office of the Vice Provost for Research to explore the ethics issues raised by the new research in neuroscience.
How are we to approach the ethical issues involved in using animals in biomedical research? Dr. Lida Anestidou, Program Officer at the Institute for Laboratory Animal Research at The National Academies, addressed the issues June 10, 2009.
The audiostream of Dr. Anestidou's Lecture is available online at
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Dr. Stephanie J. Bird is an independent consultant, internationally-known speaker, and co-editor of the journal Science and Engineering Ethics, an international journal in its fifteenth year of publication that explores ethical issues of direct concern to scientists and engineers. She is a laboratory-trained neuroscientist whose research interests focus on the ethical, legal and social policy implications of scientific research, especially in the area of neuroscience.
The audiostream of Dr. Bird's lecture is available online at broadcast.iu.edu, using RealPlayer 8 Basic (a free program).
What can neuroscience tell us about free will? Professor Adina Roskies, who teaches in the Philosophy Department at Dartmouth College, discussed the traditional problem of free will and the limitations of neuroscience in addressing it. However, she argues neuroscience can contribute positively to the discussion. She discussed some neuroscientific data from monkeys that illuminates the neural basis of decision-making. She argued that this simple model can be generalized to a picture that can accommodate complex decisions made for reasons. This picture accords well with some compatibilist views on free will, and may provide the first steps of a synthetic approach to a theory of freedom.
The audiostream of Dr. Roskies lecture is available online at
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Dr. James Blair is the chief for the Unit on Affective Cognitive Neuroscience in the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program at the National Institute of Mental Health. He received his Ph. D. in Psychology from University College London. He joined the NIMH Intramural Research Program in 2002.
The audiostream of Dr. Blair's lecture is available online at
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The Matthew Vandivier Sims Memorial Lecture was created in 2002 in honor and memory of Matthew, who died in infancy. The mission of the lecture series is to address issues in responsible communication among patients, families and professionals and/or to address issues in biomedical ethics. Recent lectures have been audiostreamed. See the Matthew Vandivier Sims Memorial Lecture for more information.
The audiostream of the 2004 Matthew Vandivier Sims Memorial Lecture is available at broadcast.iu.edu. Dr. LeRoy Walters from Georgetown University spoke on "Five Policy Options for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research: An International Perspective."
The audiostream of the 2005 Matthew Vandivier Sims Memorial Lecture is available online at broadcast.iu.edu. Dr. James Childress from the University of Virginia presented "Bioethical Controversies About Human Dignity: Cloning and Commerce in Organs."
The audiostream of the 2006 Lecture is available online at broadcast.iu.edu. Dr. Ron Green spoke on "Babies by Design? The Ethics of Gene Enhancement," a topic he is studying as a Guggenheim Fellow. Green joined Dartmouth's Religion Department in 1969, and he directs the Ethics Institute.
The audiostream of the 2007 Lecture is available online at broadcast.iu.edu. Professor Dresser is the Daniel Noyes Kirby Professor of Law and Professor of Ethics in Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis. She is a 1973 graduate of Indiana University Bloomington and received her M.S. from IUB in 1975. She received her law degree from Harvard in 1979. She has been a member of the President's Council on Bioethics since 2002.
The audiostream of the 2008 Lecture is available online at broadcast.iu.edu. Professor Arras is the Porterfield Professor of Biomedical Ethics and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Virginia, where he created and directs the Undergraduate Program in Bioethics.
The audiostream of the 2009 Lecture is available online at broadcast.iu.edu. Professor Mohrmann teaches in the departments of biomedical ethics, medical education, and religious studies at the University of Virginia.
The audiostream of the 2010 Lecture is available online at broadcast.iu.edu, using RealPlayer 8 Basic (a free program). Dr. Mark Mercurio, from Yale University, presented the 2010 Matthew Vandivier Sims Lecture on Tuesday, April 20, 2010. Dr. Mercurio is Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Yale Pediatric Ethics Program.
The audiostream of the 2011 Lecture is available online at broadcast.iu.edu, using RealPlayer 8 Basic (a free program). Professor John Lantos presented the 10th annual Matthew Vandivier Sims Memorial Lecture Tuesday, April 12. His topic was "Narrative, Narcissism, and Notes from a Life in Neonatal Bioethics." Dr. Lantos, M.D., is the Director of the Bioethics Center at Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine.
A series of four ethics seminars were presented in early May 2003 at the Poynter Center to recognize the retirement of longtime director David H. Smith, professor of religious studies. The topics include journalists' ethics in a time of war, the role of religion in contemporary American politics, direct marketing of genetic tests, and issues in research ethics. Presenters were all IU or IUPUI faculty who have worked with the Poynter Center through the years. Audiostreams of the short introductions are available using RealPlayer 8 basic, a free program. broadcast.iu.edu
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