PEBS Neuroethics Roundup from JHU Guest Blogger

Last Edition's Most Popular Article The neuroscience of human intelligence differences Nature Neuroscience 2010: 11:201-211 In the Academic Literature: Cortical Plasticity Induced by Inhibitory Neuron Transplantation Science 2010:327(5969):1145-1148 Directed evolution of a magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent for noninvasive imaging of dopamine Nature Biotechnology February 28 2010 Stereotactic Neurosurgical Treatment of Drug Addiction The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 2009:35(6):391-393 Intracranial EEG Correlates of Expectancy and Memory Formation in the Human Hippocampus and Nucleus Accumbens Neuron 2010:65(4):541-549 Sensitivity of MRI resonance frequency to the orientation of brain tissue microstructure PNAS March 2 2010 Smoking Cessation and Weight Loss After Chronic Deep Brain Stimulation of the Nucleus Accumbens: Therapeutic and Research Implications: Case Report Neurosurgery 2010:66(1):pE218 Does the DSM-IV Clinical Significance Criterion for Major Depression Reduce False Positives? Evidence From the National Comorbidity Survey Replication American Journal of Psychiatry January 15 2010 Selfish strategies and honest signalling: reproductive conflicts in ant queen associations Proceedings of the Royal Society February 24 2010 Deliberative assessment of surrogate consent in dementia research Alzheimer’s and Dementia  Social Cognition Unbound: Insights into Anthropomorphism and Dehumanization Psychological Science Invasive Circuitry-Based Neurotherapeutics: Stereotactic Ablation and Deep Brain Stimulation for OCD Neuropsychopharmacology 2010:35:317-336 In the Popular Press: Depression’s Upside The New York Times February 25 2010 No Lie! Your Facebook Profile Is the Real You Wired Science February 26 2010   Brainy Crows Finally Stumped by Intelligence Test Wired Science February 24 2010 Freedom From Free Will NPR February 24 2010 A Pandora's box full of smart drugs Guardian February 23 2010 Did the discovery of cooking make us human? BBC News March 2 2010 Neuroethics: An Ethical Look At Cognitive Stimulants, Part 1 The Technological Citizen February 26 2010 Challenges and Opportunities Facing Stem Cell Scientists Science Daily March 3 2010

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.