PEBS Neuroethics Roundup from JHU Guest Blogger

Last edition's most popular article: Rapid formation and selective stabilization of synapses for enduring motor memories Nature December 17 2009 In the Academic Literature: Neural Population-Level Memory Traces in the Mouse Hippocampus PLoSONE December 16 2009 A Virtual Reprise of the Stanley Milgram Obedience Experiments PLoSONE December 20 2009 Hand Size--Not Sex--Determines Sense of Touch Science December 18 2009     Fos immunoreactivity in the rat forebrain induced by electrical stimulation of the dorsolateral periaqueductal gray matter Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy 2009:38(2):83-96 Intracranial electrode implantation produces regional neuroinflammation and memory deficits in rats Experimental Neurology December 21 2009 Reduced Hippocampal Activity in Youth with Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms: An fMRI Study Journal of Pediatric Psychology December 7 2009 A demonstration that the hippocampus supports both recollection and familiarity PNAS December 4 2009 Dietary branched chain amino acids ameliorate injury-induced cognitive impairment PNAS December 7 2009 Prestimulus functional connectivity determines pain perception in humans PNAS November 30 2009 Reduced capacity to sustain positive emotion in major depression reflects diminished maintenance of fronto-striatal brain activation PNAS December 22 2009 A neuroeconomic theory of the decision process PNAS December 22 2009 The neural bases of key competencies of emotional intelligence PNAS December 22 2009 In the Popular Press: Building a Search Engine of the Brain, Slice by Slice The New York Times December 21 2009 Memory's secrets still elude scientists National Post December 18 2009 Study may show whether neurofeedback helps people with ADHD and other disorders The Washington Post December 15 2009 Why We Can’t Separate Science and Ethics Science Progress December 18 2009 Now You See It, Now You Know You See It Science Daily December 21 2009 The vast left-brain conspiracy Culture Lab December 21 2009 Name This Academic Area! The Center for Law and the Biosciences

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.