Martha J. Farah, Ph.D., and Jonathan D. Moreno, Ph.D.
Dr. Farah is Annenberg Professor of Natural Sciences and Director of the Center for Neuroscience & Society; Dr. Moreno is David and Lyn Silfen University Professor and Professor of Medical Ethics and of History and Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, and the author of Mind Wars: Brain Science and the Military in the 21st Century.
Within the past 12 months, Dr. Farah and Dr. Moreno report no commercial conflict of interest.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, CCME staff, and interMDnet staff have nothing to disclose.
Estimated course time: 1 hour(s).
Albert Einstein College of Medicine – Montefiore Medical Center designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Medical Center and InterMDnet. Albert Einstein College of Medicine – Montefiore Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Upon completion of this Cyberounds®, you should be able to:
Assess the ways in which ethics relates to various applications of neuroscience
Discuss specific ethical issues raised by particular neurotechnologies
Provide some guidance about how certain of these ethical challenges might be resolved.
