We are #hiring - with 2 positions to announce.

In UCSF #Bioethics we're looking for a program manager for our education, research, and clinical activities - please see posting at https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search/home/HomeWithPreLoad?partnerid=6495&siteid=5861&PageType=JobDetails&jobid=3617403#jobDetails=3617403_5861

In my lab we're looking for a #postdoc for an exciting empirical #interdisciplinary project on ethics and #caregiver experience in #dementia, with colleagues from sociology, philosophy, and psychology. https://decisionlab.ucsf.edu/hiring/

Calling all middle school STEM teachers in the NYC area! Applications are open for the 2025 winter cohort for the Teacher Institute for Neuroscience and Society. This program gives teachers an opportunity to deepen their neuroscience knowledge and co-create curricula to help middle school students tackle big questions at the intersection of science and society. Applications are due Nov 1. #neurosociety #neuroethics #stem #stemeducation #stemteachers

https://dana.org/article/open-call-teacher-institute-for-neuroscience-and-society/

Reminder! The Dana Foundation is accepting Letters of Interest for pilot projects in Neuroscience & Society. Applicants may request up to $150,000 in funding for projects over a period of up to 18 months. #neurosociety #neuroscience #neuroethics #scicomm #stem https://dana.givingdata.com/portal/campaign/DanaFoundationLOI2024

We're #hiring again! My lab is now looking for a #postdoc in empirical ethics of dementia and neurotechnology, and a research assistant in #DecisionScience research in people with neurologic disease. Please share with anyone who might be interested: https://decisionlab.ucsf.edu/hiring/ #UCSF #ScienceJobs #SocialScience #bioethics #neuroethics #neurotech #jobs

We're #hiring! My lab is looking for an assistant clinical research coordinator for #neuroethics research on novel neurotechnology. We're particularly interested in candidates with prior coursework or experience in #neuroscience, #bioethics, and/or #qualitative methods. Please share with anyone who might be interested: https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search/home/HomeWithPreLoad?partnerid=6495&siteid=5861&PageType=JobDetails&jobid=3505283#jobDetails=3505283_5861 #UCSF #ScienceJobs #neurotech #jobs

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Opportunity to host a Civic Science Fellow in Neuroscience and Society

The Dana and Kavli Foundations seek to support TWO host partner organizations to each host a Civic Science Fellow. Fellows will be given the opportunity to explore the ethical and societal implications accompanying developments in neuroscience.

More details can be found here: https://dana.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Dana-Kavli-Civic-Science-Fellow-Partner-Opportunity.pdf

At the 2023 AAAS meeting, we learned about several successful pilot projects that offer models for drawing non-scientists into the conversation about how science is created, applied, and given priority. https://www.dana.org/article/building-trust-breaking-down-barriers/
#neurosociety #neuroethics #scicomm #outreach #neuroscience #brainscience #brainhealth #brain #AAASmtg
Photo courtesy of @ZuckermanBrain

#InternationalLaw #ir #policy #treaty BEFORE #MedTech markets
#insurance x end of:

1 Sales
Open spare parts manufacturing specs

2 Support
Open firmware, apps, cloud, dev, test, repair sources

3 Business
Open protocols, fab specs, patents

#NoMore #abandoned #patients

#Obsolete #Unsupported #Bionics
https://spectrum.ieee.org/bionic-eye-obsolete

#HumanCost
https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-022-03810-5/index.html

#BCI
#BMI
#neurobuzz
#neuroTech
#neuroStimulation
#brainImplant
#neuroscience
#neuroEthics
#medicalEthics
#healthLaw
#healthcareEthics

Social Justice and Neuroethics | Discussion between Nita Farahany, Anita L. Allen, and Khara Ramos | https://www.neuroethicstoday.com/episodes/episode/1fed38fa/social-justice-and-neuroethics | #Neuroethics #SocialJustice #philosophy @philosophy #ethics #neuro

If a corrupt group broke into a neural implant, what kinds of things might they do to the victims? Collecting ideas for my fiction. Any input appreciated!

We partnered with Research!America to survey Americans about their views on brain health and how it affects their lives, as well as their views on brain health research. Read our Executive Overview for key findings from the survey and for steps we and others can take to set priorities to ensure brain research is responsive to societal needs.
https://dana.org/article/brain-health-survey-executive-overview/

What would you do with a neural implant?

Me? I'd like a #secure implant that would alleviate my #anxiety & #depression, without the risk of hackers changing the files in my brain. Is that too much to ask? #mentalhealth #biotech #bioethics #neuroscience #neuralimplants #infosec #neuroethics

On a less serious note, I'd use it to write faster, and edit flawlessly. Think of all the books I'd finish! #creativity #writingcommunity #cyberpunk

Reposting to new instance:

#introduction : I'm a #neurologist, cognitive neuroscientist & ethicist at @UCSF. I care for people with #dementia + other cognitive disorders and I do research on #decision making, #neuroethics, #neurotech.

I trained for my MD here at #UCSF and my PhD in #philosophy at #NYU. I'm director of #bioethics at UCSF. #interdisciplinary

Personal: Dad to 2 teen boys + a #chihuahua + a #corgi. Family background Hokkien Sino-Burmese, by . #NBA, history podcasts, food, #SFGiants, 90s #hiphop.

#introduction : I'm a #neurologist, cognitive neuroscientist & ethicist at @UCSF. I care for people with #dementia + other cognitive disorders and research #decision making, #neuroethics, #neurotech.

I trained for my MD here at #UCSF and my PhD in #philosophy at #NYU. I'm interim director of #bioethics at UCSF. #interdisciplinary

Personal: Dad to 2 adolescent boys, a #chihuahua + a #corgi. Family background Hokkien Sino-Burmese, by . #NBA, history podcasts, food, #SFGiants, 90s #hiphop.

"Elon Musk’s device will literally be inside a person’s brain. So what happens if Neuralink goes bust or the device simply fails?"

Could Musk's Neural Implant Leave People As Zombies https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2022/12/07/could-musks-neural-implants-leave-people-as-zombies-n516199

Nice piece by Jazz Shaw re:
#neuralink #elonmusk #transhumanism #ethics #neuroethics #medicaldevices #healthIT #BCI #cyborgs #zombies #cyberpunk #IoT #neuroscience #neurology

"Can there be criminal responsibility if free will is a fiction? Does legal personality—& do legal rights—collapse if personal identity can be changed with a neurostimulator or implant?" Camb Q Healthc Ethics (10/2022) #ethics #law #neuralimplants #health #healthcare #neuroethics #transhumanism #technology #neurology #neuroscience #cyberneuroethics #tech #biotech https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-quarterly-of-healthcare-ethics/article/neurolawa-call-to-action/5F475549B4AD016A029FFA12003C51CD