Multidisciplinary program to understand the phenomenon of mind within the context of neuroscience

As we seek a better understanding of the workings of the human mind, we are continually confronted by fresh ethical, legal, and social questions. Now, researchers are increasingly emphasizing the role of a new discipline, neuroethics, to guide the search for answers to those questions. This will become even more important as we embark upon an envisioned “Decade of the Mind” in 2010, a multidisciplinary effort dedicated to understanding the phenomenon of mind within the context of neuroscience.

On December 11, 2009, the Center for Neurotechnology Studies at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies will host a lecture entitled “A Decade of the Mind and Neuroethics: Initiatives in Alignment.” The program will examine how objectives in neuroethics can mesh with the goals of a Decade of the Mind effort to bring about favorable outcomes in health care, education, national security and defense policy. The speaker will be Dr. James Olds of George Mason University’s Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study, which has taken a leading role in launching the Decade of the Mind project.

What: CCNELSI Lecture: “A Decade of the Mind and Neuroethics: Initiatives in Alignment”

Who: James Olds, Ph.D., Director, Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study, George Mason University

Where: Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, 901 North Stuart Street, Suite 200, Arlington, VA, 22203

When: December 11, 2009, 3-6 pm