Jun 14, 2018 | CCS-UPF, Destacat, Destacat
Un equip internacional d’investigadors ha revelat quines són les opinions de la ciutadania europea i d’Estats Units sobre un hipotètic ús de tècniques de “neuromillora” a l’entorn de la universitat i en l’àmbit professional. Es denomina “neuromillora” a l’aplicació, en persones sanes, d’una tècnica o substància per millorar alguna capacitat cognitiva estratègica, com per exemple la memòria, la concentració, el càlcul, etc. L’ús d’aquestes tecnologies no sol ser qüestionat quan s’aplica per tractar malalties, la diferència que aporta aquesta recerca radica que el que s’explora és què opina la població general respecte a l’ús i la recerca en persones sanes. (més…)
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Feb 4, 2015 | Comunicación científica, Comunicación y salud
The new edition of the NERRI Newsletter talks about the citizen debate “SuperMI” celebrated on November the 13th 2014 in CosmoCaixa science museum (Barcelona). NERRI (Neuro-enhancement Responsible Research and Innovation) not only publishes the story in its web, but also headlines the current Newsletter issue with this event.
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Nov 27, 2014 | Comunicación y salud
The video to promote the citizen debate on neuro-enhancement SuperMI is online. The debate has taken place at CosmoCaixa Barcelona on November the 13th in which researchers, business representatives and experts on the field of sanitary law explained what neuro-enhancement is, its applications are its regulatory legislation. See the programme.
Before the event, we have walked around Barcelona to ask pedestrians on the topic. They may have never heard of the word “neuro-enhancement” but have their opinions clear on its uses and limitations, especially when applied on humans (children, adults, the elderly, healthy or sick people, etc). The video is in Spanish and Catalan language.
[youtube:http://youtu.be/72tlya-rpBA]
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Nov 21, 2014 | Comunicación y salud
On Thursday November the 13th has taken place in CosmoCaixa Barcelona the second citizen debate on neuro-enhancement called SuperMI. About 60 people have participated in the event to talk about the new technologies addressed to enhance the cognitive capacities of healthy people and the topics derived from them.
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