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Chair members speak at International Association of Bioethics World Congress of Bioethics in Edinburgh
by Dr. Joseph Tham Members of the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights and the School of Bioethics of the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum participated in the International Association of Bioethics World Congress of Bioethics held in Edinburgh, Scotland...
“Live until death” BINCA video
The Clinical Bioethics and Neuroethics Research Group (BINCA) of the Universidad Anáhuac México Norte has released a video of its session "Live until death" featuring Prof. José Antonio Alpizar. The new group is a sister project of the Neurobioethics Research Group...
N-E-R-D-S Talks – Interdisciplinary Forum of Neuroethics in Mexico
Prof. Alberto Carrara, Coordinator of the Neurobioethics Research Group of Rome participated in the first Interdisciplinary Forum of Neuroethics at the Universidad Anáhuac in Mexico City, Mexico on May 21. The presentations were organized around the acronym NERDS,...
Does the brain have a sex? 2016 Brainforum
The Coordinator of the Neurobioethics Research Group of Rome and Fellow of the UNESCO Chair Alberto Carrara participated in the Brainforum “Does the brain have a sex?” at Hadrian’s Temple in Rome on May 20. The event was dedicated to sexual difference and the brain....
Religion & Violence
In the Ethos Institute feature article "Religion & Violence," UNESCO Chair Fellow Joseph Tham clarifies the often-misunderstood relationship between religious belief and the violent events that unfortunately fill news outlets. An excerpt from Tham's article...
Neurobioethics: bridge between bioethics, philosophy, and nature
UNESCO Chair fellow Alberto Carrara delivered a talk on “Neurobioethics: bridge between bioethics, philosophy, and nature” during the Pontifical Faculty of Educational Sciences Auxilium day of study in Rome devoted to “Scientific and Pedagogical Knowledge: for the...
Studia Bioethica journal devoted to “The Brain, Economics, and Memory”
The second issue of Studia Bioethica for 2016 has been published and is now available online here. The text is dedicated to the theme of "The Brain, Economics, and Memory: the human person in neurobioethical reflection." Previous issues of the bioethical journal of...
Brain death and organ transplant
The Clinical Bioethics and Neuroethics Research Group (BINCA) of the Universidad Anáhuac México Norte held its 11th session on “Brain Death and Organ Transplant” on April 23, 2016. The new group is a sister project of the Neurobioethics Research Group based in Rome...
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