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TÜBINGEN INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL (TISS) 2013
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Neuroenhancement — What could we do and what ought we to do?
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- September 29th to October 2nd, 2013
- Cloister Heiligkreuztal
Topic
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This year’s summer school will focus on the possibilities and perils of
neuroenhancement from the perspectives of neurosciences, medicine and
philosophy. We want to explore what could be achieved through
neuroenhancements in theory, what can be done already, and where to draw
the line.
Faculty
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### PD Dr. Jens Clausen
Jens Clausen is assistant professor at the Institute for Ethics and
History in Medicine, University of Tübingen as of February 2008,
managing director of the Clinical Ethics Committee of the University
Hospital Tübingen, and member of the Center of Integrative Neuroscience
(CIN). He studied biology and philosophy and focuses his research on
ethical and anthropological implications of modern neurosciences with
special respect to brain technological devices, enhancement and
regenerative medicine.
### PD Dr. Markus Fendt
Markus Fendt is Group Leader at the Institute of Pharmacology and
Toxicology, University of Magdeburg. Goal of the research in his
laboratory is to understand the neural basis of innate and learned
emotions. To elucidate the anatomical, physiological and pharmacological
processes that underlie emotions, his group uses a multidisciplinary
approach. He held positions at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical
Research in Basel, Switzerland, and at the Department of Animal
Physiology, University of Tübingen.
### Dr. Dr. Andreas Franke
Andreas Franke works at the Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy,
University of Mainz. His research interests are neuroethics and
neuroenhancement. He studied medicine in Göttingen, Bern and Essen as
well as sociology in Göttingen (MA). His dissertation in medicine was on
apoptosis (programmed cell death in the retina of chicken and mice)
while his sociological dissertation was on the topic of social resonance
from different perspectives.
### Stephan Schleim, Ph.D.
Stephan Schleim is assistant professor for Theory and History of
Psychology at the University of Groningen. His research interests are
the theoretical foundations of the neuro-sciences and the scientific
communication thereof. He is participating in the public and academic
discourse on neuroenhancement/brain doping for almost ten years. He
studied philosophy, computer Science, and psychology at the University
of Mainz and earned his Ph.D in cognitive science at the University of
Osnabrück.
How to apply
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The summer school is aimed at advanced undergraduate students and
graduate students working in neurobiology, neuroscience, psychology,
philosophy, and other relevant disciplines.
Board and lodging (in double rooms) will be provided for. There are
no participation fees to be paid, although traveling costs and
beverages have to be covered by the participants.
For your application please do submit:
- Brief cover letter
- CV
- Filled out application form:
Applications should be sent to <info@fsci.uni-tuebingen.de> or to our
postal address:
FORUM SCIENTIARUM, Doblerstr. 33, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
Application deadline: July 1st, 2013
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TÜBINGEN INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL is a joint venture of FORUM
SCIENTIARUM and the Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative Neuroscience
(CIN).
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