News Roundup from the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics - Program in Ethics and Brain Sciences

July 16, 2009 Last Edition's Most Popular Article Disagreement with implications: Diverging discourses on the ethics of non-medical use of methylphenidate for performance enhancement BMC Medical Ethics 2009: 10: 72 In the Academic Literature: Training Improves Multitasking Performance by Increasing the Speed of Information Processing in Human Prefrontal Cortex Neuron 2009:63(1):127-138 The cry embedded within the purr Current Biology 2009: 19(13):R507-8 Remote Control of Neuronal Activity in Transgenic Mice Expressing Evolved G Protein-Coupled Receptors Neuron 2009:63(10):27-39 Neuroscientists Need Neuroethics Teaching Science 2009:325(5937):147 How brain training makes multitasking easier Nature July 15 2009  Probing the Neural Correlates of Anticipated Peer Evaluation in Adolescence Child Development 2009:80(4):1000-1015 Aspects of Fetal Learning and Memory Child Development 2009:80(4):1251-1258 Individual Differences in True and False Memory Retrieval Are Related to White Matter Brain Microstructure The Journal of Neuroscience 2009:29(27):8698-8703 Bilateral subthalamic nucleus stimulation in advanced Parkinson's disease: five year follow-up Journal of Neurology 2009:256(2) In the Popular Press: Cut-Prone Fighters Turn to Surgery to Limit Bleeding The New York Times July 10 2009 Sunday Book Review: YOU ARE HERE Why We Can Find Out Way to the Moon But Get Lost in the Mall The New York Times July 10 2009  The Next Hacking Frontier: Your Brain? Wired Science July 9 2009 Neuroscience: Is There Anything It Can’t Do? Stanford Center for Law & the Biosciences Blog The neuroscience of an unwanted limb Mind Hacks July 13 2009 'The myth of the chemical cure' BBC News July 15 2009 Gibbon sings 'door-slamming' tune BBC News July 15 2009 Brain wiring creates false memories New Scientist July 15 2009 'Honest Joes' and cheaters unmasked in brain scans New Scientist July 13 2009  Number Of Patients With Dementia On The Rise Science Daily July 13 2009  Monkeys And Humans Use Parallel Mechanism To Recognize Faces Science Daily July 12 2009 The Program in Ethics and Brain Sciences (PEBS) is a collaborative effort of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and the Johns Hopkins Brain Sciences Institute. The goal of PEBS is to ensure that research in brain science proceeds with an informed understanding of ethical issues, and that philosophical and empirical analyses of the advances in brain research proceed with an informed understanding of the science. With the PEBS Neuroethics News Roundup, we will present a weekly survey of the most pertinent and thought-provoking new articles from both peer-reviewed academic journals and the popular press. Please note: if this email is not helpful to you or If you know anyone else who may be interested in receiving this email, contact us and we will adjust our mailing list.  Thank you! Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics | 201 North Charles, Suite 1701  Baltimore, MD 21201 | Office: 410-625-7871  Contact Us: ishan@jhu.edu, alanr@jhu.edu   Archived editions of PEBS Neuroethics News Round Up www.bioethicsinstitute.org/neuroethics