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Neuroscience and Public Policy

University Place lecture series.

Ethics, Society, and Advances in Brain Science

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Judy Illes highlights the ethical implications of advances in neurological the treatments. (51m 35s)

Our Brain’s Addiction to Stories

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Indre Viskontas explains how the brain stores information and how we retrieve memories. (37m 50s)

International Governance of Human Genome Editing

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Pilar N. Ossorio shares the global challenges of overseeing the altering of human genomes. (1h 41s)

Mindreading: Past, Present and Future

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Adina Roskies discusses neuroimaging as a tool for reading the mind. (1h 4m 46s)

Memories, Lies and the Brain

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Anthony Wagner explores mental state decoding as a means to determining truth in courts. (1h 4m 1s)

The Future of Law and Neuroscience

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Francis Shen discusses the past, present and future use of neuroscience in law. (49m 34s)

Gene-Environment Effects on Cognitive Development

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Jason Fletcher explores the relationship between genes and environment. (49m 53s)

The U.S. Campaign Against Psychosurgery

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Jenell Johnson highlights the campaign by Peter Breggin to curb the use of psychosurgery. (36m 12s)

The Restless Brain

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Marcus Raichle explores the power and the functioning of the brain. (59m 10s)

Response to Challenging Behaviors in Dementia Care

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Kristen Felten explains the public policy initiative to redesign the dementia care system. (48m 13s)

Juvenile Justice, Neuroscience and Legal Policy

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BJ Casey looks at ways to rehabilitate juveniles in the justice system. (46m 16s)

Linking Education and Neuroscience

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Edward Hubbard explores the relationship between neuroscience and education. (55m 4s)

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