A series of events in which we invite speakers from different disciplines to discuss various ethical issues raised by recent developments in the cognitive sciences.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Listen to the podcast<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Monday 20 January 2014, 6.30 \u2013 8pm Ray Dolan<\/strong><\/a>, Mary Kinross Professor of Neuropsychiatry and Director of the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging, University College London<\/p>\n Peter Hacker<\/strong><\/a>, Emeritus Research Fellow, St John’s College, University of Oxford<\/p>\n Nikolas Rose<\/strong><\/a>, Professor of Sociology, King\u2019s College London<\/p>\n Chair:\u00a0Tali Sharot<\/strong><\/a>, Faculty Member and Director of the Affective Brain Lab, Department of Cognitive, Perceptual and Brain Sciences, UCL and Forum for European Philosophy Fellow<\/p>\n In April, President Obama unveiled the \u2018BRAIN\u2019 Initiative\u2014\u2018a bold new research effort to revolutionize our understanding of the human mind\u2019. What, if anything, can neuroscience teach us about the mind? Does understanding the biology of the brain help illuminate human emotions, social relationships, decision making, personality? This session\u00a0brought together neuroscientists, sociologists, and philosophers to debate these questions.<\/p>\n Listen to the podcast<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Tuesday 19 November 2013, 6.30 \u2013 8pm Rachel Cooper<\/strong><\/a>, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, Lancaster University<\/p>\n Eileen Munro<\/strong><\/a>, Professor of Social Policy, LSE<\/p>\n Emily Simonoff<\/strong><\/a>, Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, King\u2019s College London<\/p>\n Chair:\u00a0Eamon McCrory<\/strong><\/a>, Reader in Developmental Psychopathology, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, UCL<\/p>\n The classification, identification, and treatment of mental illnesses in children raises particular challenges. For example, what are the appropriate criteria for diagnosing children with a mental disorder? How can we avoid the risk of stigmatisation that some children and their families experience? What are the risks of not identifying mental illness in children and how does it impact on their wellbeing, self-esteem, academic attainment, and social development? Is it true that there is an increased tendency towards medicalizing certain behaviours that might once have been seen as normal (if challenging)? To what extent is it possible to predict which children will experience deficits in physical, psychological, and social development due to problematic parenting, and what are the implications for public policy decision making?<\/p>\n Listen to the podcast<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Wednesday 13 November 2013, 6.30 \u2013 8pm Roger Brownsword<\/strong><\/a>, Professor of Law, King’s College London<\/p>\n Sarah Edwards<\/strong><\/a>, Senior Lecturer in Research Ethics and Governance, Centre for Philosophy, Justice and Health, University College London<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building, LSE<\/p>\n
\nChildren\u2019s Pathologies: How Do We Think about Children\u2019s Mental Health?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n<\/strong>Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House, LSE<\/p>\n
\nPrivacy and Respect for Persons<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nHong Kong Theatre, Clement House, LSE<\/p>\n