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Neuroethics Canada @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

An AI “mind-reading” tool can reconstruct what you’re looking at from a brain scan. Scientists hope it could be used to reconstruct a person’s inner thoughts, mental images, or even dreams. www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/01/1...

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An AI “mind-reading” tool can reconstruct what you’re looking at from a brain scan

Scientists hope it could be used to reconstruct a person’s inner thoughts, mental images, or even dreams.

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Neuroethics Canada @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Join us on Sep 15 for NeuroFuture: Conversations on Women Advancing Neuroscience Worldwide, as we advance the dialogue on the intersections of neuroscience, diversity, and society, and their implications for research, policy, and practice. 🔗 www.internationalbraininitiative.org/events/neuro...

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NeuroFuture: Conversations on Women Advancing Neuroscience Worldwide — International Brain Initiative

Upcoming session: September 15, 2026, 2:00pm - 3:30pm PDT: Neuroscience, Diversity, and Society ( Register here ) Previous sessions: March 30, 2026, 2:00pm - 3:30pm PDT: Artif...

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Turku Brain & Mind Center (TBMC) @tkubrainmindcenter.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The upcoming NeuroFuture session will feature Professor Satu Palva @satupalva.bsky.social, PhD, Director of the Neuroscience Center at HiLIFE @hilife-helsinki.bsky.social, University of Helsinki @helsinki.fi, alongside other international experts #codedtoconnect #turkubrainandmind #connectingbrains

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Neuroethics Canada @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

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NeuroFuture: Conversations on Women Advancing Neuroscience Worldwide — International Brain Initiative

Upcoming session: September 15, 2026, 2:00pm - 3:30pm PDT: Neuroscience, Diversity, and Society ( Register here ) Previous sessions: March 30, 2026, 2:00pm - 3:30pm PDT: Artif...

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Neuroethics Canada @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐞? 🤖 AI chatbots are increasingly used for mental health support, yet their safety guidelines and ethical structures remain unclear, particularly for youth populations. 🔗 Read the full #OpenAccess article here: acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... (1/2)

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Neuroethics Canada @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

📣 We want to hear from you! 📣 Are you interested in new experimental treatments for spinal cord injury? We are looking for people living with SCI to take part in a 90-minute focus group to share their opinions on a biomaterial intervention under development. (1/2)

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Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (DMCBH) @dmcbrainhealth.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

The International Brain Initiative, the World Women in Neuroscience, and @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social, are hosting NeuroFuture: Conversations on Women Advancing Neuroscience Worldwide on June 1. Join in discussing the intersections of neuroscience, emerging technologies, and ethical considerations.

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NeuroFuture: Conversations on Women Advancing Neuroscience Worldwide — International Brain Initiative

Upcoming sessions: June 1, 2026, 12:00pm - 1:30pm PDT: Brain, Technology, and Ethics ( Register here ) September 15, 2026, 2:00pm - 3:30pm PDT: Neuroscience, Diversity, and Society ...

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Neuroethics Canada @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

We are excited to have Neuroethics Canada's Dr. Julie Robillard as one of the distinguished speakers at “NeuroFuture: Conversations on Women Advancing Neuroscience Worldwide” on June 1, 2026! 🔗 Register now! www.internationalbraininitiative.org/events/neuro...

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Neuroethics Canada @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Join us on June 1st for an interactive virtual panel discussion on the intersections of #neuroscience, #neurotechnologies, and ethical considerations on current developments and future implications. 🔗Register now! www.internationalbraininitiative.org/events/neuro... #neuroethics #WorldWomenNeuro

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Neuroethics Canada @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

📣 Call for book abstracts: Environment, Ethics, and the Exposome (Developments in Neuroethics and Bioethics Vol. 10, Elsevier)! 📩 To submit your abstract and for more details, please visit: neuroethics.med.ubc.ca/call-for-boo...

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Neuroethics Canada @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Missed the first session of “NeuroFuture: Conversations on Women Advancing Neuroscience Worldwide”? The recording is now available! ▶️ Watch anytime and catch the full conversation at your convenience: youtu.be/r2WIv7B2c0Y

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Neuroethics Canada @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

“Parents always seek the best care for their children, but the resources in our urban centres is every bit as good at every level and equivalent to facilities in the U.S. and elsewhere,” - Dr. Judy Illes 🔗 Read the full article here: vancouversun.com/news/ufc-bos...

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UFC boss Dana White offers U.S. medical care for Tumbler Ridge survivor Maya Gebala

Maya's mom Cia Edmonds has met with staff at B.C. Children's Hospital about leaving the ICU.

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Neuroethics Canada @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

We look forward to seeing you next week at "NeuroFuture: Conversations on Women Advancing Neuroscience Worldwide"! Join us for an engaging discussion on the current role of AI in neuroscience & the ethical considerations it raises. 🔗: www.internationalbraininitiative.org/events/neuro...

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NeuroFuture: Conversations on Women Advancing Neuroscience Worldwide — International Brain Initiative

Dates: March 30, 2026, 2:00pm - 3:30pm PDT: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Brain ( register with the link below ) June 2026: Brain, Technology, and Ethics September 2026: Neuros...

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Neuroethics Canada @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Celebrate International Women's Month with us!🎉 Join us on Mar 30 for an engaging online discussion with distinguished women neuroscientists on the current role of AI in neuroscience and the ethical considerations it raises. 🎟️ Register for free: www.internationalbraininitiative.org/events/neuro...

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Neuroethics Canada @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Join us on Mar 30 for an engaging online discussion w/ distinguished women neuroscientists on the current role of AI in neuroscience and the ethical considerations it raises. 🔗NeuroFuture: Conversations on Women Advancing Neuroscience Worldwide www.internationalbraininitiative.org/events/neuro...

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NeuroFuture: Conversations on Women Advancing Neuroscience Worldwide — International Brain Initiative

Dates: March 30, 2026, 2:00pm - 3:30pm PDT: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Brain ( register with the link below ) June 2026: Brain, Technology, and Ethics September 2026: Neuros...

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Neuroethics Canada @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

📣 Happening next week! 📣 Celebrate #BrainAwarenessWeek with us as we host our Annual Distinguished #Neuroethics Lecture with Dr. Oliver Rollins (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) on March 10, 2026, from 5:30pm-7:00pmPDT at UBC Robson Square! 🎟️ Free admission w/ registration: bit.ly/2026baw

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Criminal Minds, Risky Brains: The Scientific Obsession With the ‘Born Criminal’—and Why It’s Wrong

RSVP now for the 2026 Brain Awareness Week Annual Distinguished Neuroethics Lecture featuring Dr. Oliver Rollins!

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Neuroethics Canada @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

📣 As part of our early #BrainAwarenessWeek 🧠 celebrations, please join us at our upcoming Annual Distinguished #Neuroethics Lecture featuring Dr. Oliver Rollins (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) on March 10, 2026 from 5:30pm - 7:00pm PDT at UBC Robson Square! 📣 🎟️ bit.ly/2026baw

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Criminal Minds, Risky Brains: The Scientific Obsession With the ‘Born Criminal’—and Why It’s Wrong

RSVP now for the 2026 Brain Awareness Week Annual Distinguished Neuroethics Lecture featuring Dr. Oliver Rollins!

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UBC News @news.ubc.ca · 12/02/2026

Any journalists interested in a potential interview with Dr. Rollins ahead of his appearance, please contact media.relations@ubc.ca and we'll see what we can arrange.

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Neuroethics Canada @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

On Feb 10, 2026, Neuroethics Canada’s Dr. Julie Robillard joined CBC/Radio-Canada’s Panorama (FR) to discuss the growing role of social technologies in mental health care. ▶️ Full interview: ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie... @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social #socialrobots #neuroethics #scicomm

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Les robots sociaux pour aider la santé mentale | OHdio | Radio-Canada

Écoutez l’extrait de l’émission Panorama : Les robots sociaux pour aider la santé mentale

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Neuroethics Canada @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

🧠 Save The Date! Join us for this year’s #BrainAwarenessWeek Distinguished #Neuroethics Lecture featuring Dr. Oliver Rollins (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)! 🎟️ Everyone is welcome! Free admission with registration: bit.ly/2026baw (1/3)

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Neuroethics Canada @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

🗓️ Join us next Monday for an interactive conversation with experts to discuss early results from a national survey exploring views from people living with SCI on an innovative injectable biomaterial. 🔗 Register here for free for the Zoom details: www.bit.ly/ccmtg202601

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Neuroethics Canada @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

We look forward to seeing you next week! Join us for an interactive conversation with experts to discuss early results from a national survey exploring views from people living with SCI on an innovative injectable biomaterial. 🔗 Register here for free for the Zoom details: www.bit.ly/ccmtg202601

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Neuroethics Canada @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

The Bioethics Council for Canada released its inaugural report, a policy brief: “Future Proofing Trust in Health Science in Canada.” This document puts forward three key recommendations essential to strengthening trust in Canada’s health science ecosystem. 🔗 bcc-ccb.ca/news-%7C-nou...

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Neuroethics Canada @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

📣 Please join us for an interactive conversation with experts to discuss early results from a national survey exploring views from people living with SCI on an innovative injectable biomaterial. 📣 🔗 Register here for free for the Zoom details: www.bit.ly/ccmtg202601

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Neuroethics Canada @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

We look forward to seeing you on Jan 26th! Join us for an interactive conversation with experts to discuss early results from a national survey exploring views from people living with SCI on an innovative injectable biomaterial. 🔗 Register here for free for the Zoom details: www.bit.ly/ccmtg202601

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Neuroethics Canada @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

📣 Please join us for an interactive conversation with experts to discuss early results from a national survey exploring views from people living with SCI on an innovative injectable biomaterial! 🔗 Please register here for free for the Zoom details: www.bit.ly/ccmtg202601

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Neuroethics Canada @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Three UBC Medicine neuroscience researchers appointed to Order of Canada! 🎉 www.med.ubc.ca/news/three-u...

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Neuroethics Canada @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Judy Illes on her promotion to Officer of the Order of Canada! This recognition reflects her contributions to biomedical ethics, neuroscience, and for being a proponent of Indigenous knowledge as a vital source from which to reframe Western Traditional medicine. (1/2)

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Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute @vchresearch.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

👏 Congrats to VCHRI researchers Drs. Adele Diamond, Janice Eng & Judy Illes on being appointed to the Order of Canada for their groundbreaking work improving the quality of life for patients in Canada & beyond: ow.ly/MJ2O50XRcYJ

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Neuroethics Canada @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

📣We are pleased to share that "Living Ethics in Theory and Practice" is now available! "Living ethics" offers a refreshing perspective on how difficult human situations become opportunities for co-learning and co-creative ethical thinking. 📖 www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...

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Living Ethics in Theory and Practice | Eric Racine, Bénédicte D’Anjou,

This volume advances a new approach to ethics: “living ethics”. As an ethical and philosophical orientation, living ethics offers a refreshing perspective on

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Neuroethics Canada @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

📸 Dr. Judy Illes and Dr. Olivia Matshabane celebrate the leadership of women worldwide, guided by the theme "UBUNTU", in Cape Town, South Africa! #WomenInSTEM

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Neuroethics Canada @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

📣 The Hastings Center for Bioethics announces its inaugural cohort of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Global Bioethics Mentorship Program, where SNF Scholars pair with Hastings Center Fellows to advance each scholar’s research and career goals. www.thehastingscenter.org/news/the-has...

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The Hastings Center Announces Inaugural SNF Global Bioethics Scholars

A physician who cares for patients, trains medical students, and conducts research in a city on the frontline in eastern Ukraine aims to strengthen

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Neuroethics Canada @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

🔎 Dr. Judy Illes recently presented on the intersections between #neuroethics, the environment, and the exposome at a special workshop held at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology in Daegu, Korea, on October 22, 2025. (1/2)

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Neuroethics Canada @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

🤖 Bringing research beyond the lab by actively recruiting participants and building connections that make our work possible! Katelyn Teng, an undergraduate research assistant at the Neuroscience, Engagement and Smart Tech Lab, is at the PAWS event today for her project on pet therapy.

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Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute @vchresearch.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

👏 Congrats to Dr. Judy Illes on receiving the Canadian Science Policy Centre 2025 Trailblazer Award, recognizing her pioneering work & its profound impact on shaping the future of science, innovation & policy in Canada: ow.ly/ka3q50X5OB6 Neuroethics Canada @dmcbrainhealth.bsky.social

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Canadian Science Policy Centre @sciencepolicy.ca · 02/10/2025

CSPC is thrilled to announce the winners of the CSPC 2025 Awards! Congratulations to the outstanding individuals whose contributions are shaping the future of science, innovation, and policy in Canada: sciencepolicy.ca/posts/category/awa… #CdnSci #CdnInnovation #CSPC2025

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Neuroethics Canada @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

We are pleased to share that Neuroethics Canada's Dr. Judy Illes has been awarded the @sciencepolicy.ca 2025 Trailblazer Award (Science for Policy) in recognition of her pioneering work and its profound impact on policy making in Canada and around the world! 👏 🎉 sciencepolicy.ca/posts/judy-i...

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Dr. Judy Illes - CSPC

Abby Christopher is dedicated to environmental sustainability through her research and innovative policy proposal. Her proposal, “Harbouring Life: Managing Port Impacts on Coastal Ecosystems,” aims to...

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Jeremy Snyder @jsnyder.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

"Neuroethics Canada director Judy Illes said Musk politics should not have any bearing on the clinical trial. While she said the global health cuts are troubling, they should be “compartmentalized” from Neuralink’s research in Canada."

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Elon Musk's Neuralink brain chip clinical trial in Canada raises ethical questions

TORONTO — Some doctors and bioethicists are raising concerns about a Toronto hospital’s partnership with a company founded by U.S. billionaire Elon Musk. University Health Network announced earlier th...

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Neuroethics Canada @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

In BC, five people die every day due to unregulated drug overdoses. Many of these deaths occur after an overdose leads to cardiac arrest. Harjeev Sudan explores the ethical challenges along the continuum of care for substance use disorders and more.

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Ethical challenges in critical care after overdose - Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | DMCBH

In British Columbia, five people die every day due to unregulated drug overdoses. Many of these deaths occur after an overdose leads to cardiac arrest.

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Neuroethics Canada @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

In a recent article, researchers Harjeev Sudan, Dr. Daniel Buchman, and Dr. Judy Illes call for a patient-centered reimagining of the ethical standards and approaches to clinical decision-making regarding withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/UAK5T...

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Toward Prognostic Humility for Unrepresented Patients at the End of Life

Published in The American Journal of Bioethics (Vol. 25, No. 9, 2025)

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Neuroethics Canada @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

In line with this conversation, we are pleased to share our article, Principles and Priorities for Responsible Innovation in #Neurotechnology for Canada, published in the Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... (1/3)

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Principles and Priorities for Responsible Innovation in Neurotechnology for Canada - Volume 52 Issue 4

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Neuroethics Canada @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

🔎A recent article by Research Money discusses how #neurotechnology is here, but Canada lacks policy and a regulatory framework to manage it. While Canada is home to leading neuroscientists, it is missing an opportunity to lead in policy and governance. researchmoneyinc.com/article/neur...

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Neurotechnology is here but Canada lacks policy and a regulatory framework to manage it

Consumer neurotech products are being sold and tested in Canada without having a specific regulatory framework to manage neurotechnology or the neural data it generates, says Nova Scotia writer Daniel...

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