Will neural enhancement change society? And what should we do about it?
Brain enhancement is no longer the distant stuff of science fiction. Already, many real-world technologies interface with our brain. Our panel discussion aims to answer some of the questions these new technologies raise.
*tickets are now sold out, however the discussion will be streamed live on the Imperial College YouTube channel here (and made available online later)*
Panellists
Prof. DIpankar Nandi | Professor of Neurosurgery | Department of Medicine, Imperial College London
Dr. Patrick Degenaar | Reader in Neuroprosthesis | School of Engineering, Newcastle University
Dr. Jonathan Pugh | Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Applied Moral Philosophy | The Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford
Dr. Anna Wexler | Science Writer and Postdoctoral Fellow | Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania
Prof. Mina Teicher | Professor of Mathematics | Department of Mathematics and Gonda Brain Research Center, Bar-Ilan University
Moderator
Dr. Sarah Chan | Chancellors Fellow in Ethics | Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, University of Edinburgh