Organization:International Neuroethics Society

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The International Neuroethics Society (INS) is a professional organization that studies the social, legal, ethical, and policy implications of advances in neuroscience. Its mission is to encourage and inspire research and dialogue on the responsible use of advances in brain science.[1] The current INS President is Joseph J. Fins, MD.[2]

History

The INS was formed as the Neuroethics Society in May 2006 in Asilomar, California by a multidisciplinary group of 13 members, including neuroscientists, psychologists, philosophers, bioethicists and lawyers.[3][4][5] This group formed the INS following the first meeting solely devoted to neuroethics held in San Francisco in 2002, entitled 'Neuroethics: Mapping the Field'. This meeting was co-hosted by Stanford University and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and sponsored by the Dana Foundation.[6] This event prompted the attending and future founders of the INS to meet again and discuss the creation of a society devoted to neuroethics. The formation of the Neuroethics Society was formally announced in July 2006.[7]

The founding president of the INS was Professor Steven Hyman, who served as president from 2006 to 2014.[4][8] Hyman stated that the role of the Society was to study the issues related to the nervous system that are not neatly contained within traditional bioethics, as well as to bridge the gap between advances in neuroscience and the world of policy and ethics.[9]

The Neuroethics Society was renamed the International Neuroethics Society in 2011, prior to the Society's 2011 Annual Meeting, to reflect its international membership and mission.[10]

The official journal of the INS is the American Journal of Bioethics-Neuroscience (AJOB-Neuroscience), which has Paul Root Wolpe as its Editor-in-Chief.[11][12] The journal launched in 2007 as a section of the American Journal of Bioethics and became an independent journal in 2010, publishing four issues a year.[13]

Past Presidents of the Society include: Nita Farahany (2019–2021), Hank Greely (2017–2019), Judy Illes (2016–2017), Barbara Sahakian (2014–2016), and Steven Hyman (2008–2014).[14]

Members

The INS is an international organisation, with over 300 members.[15] Membership is open to anyone with an interest in neuroethics, including students, for whom there is a discounted rate.[16]

Governance

The INS is a non-profit organisation and was formed by a grant from the Dana Foundation.[4][7] The society has its headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland, USA.[17]

Annual meeting

In May 2007, the INS sponsored a forum on the ethics of neuroenhancement in Washington, D.C., which was hosted by the Dana Foundation. This was followed by the first annual meeting of the INS in 2008, also held in Washington, DC.[18] This 2-day meeting was held prior to the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) annual conference was attended by over 200 people.[19][20]

Since 2010, the INS has continuously held a meeting annually as a satellite of the Society for Neuroscience conference.[21] In addition to plenary speakers, panel discussions, networking and mentoring sessions, researchers are invited to present posters of their work. The dates, locations, themes and program information for past INS annual meetings are as follows:[22]

Year Dates Location Theme Reference
2008 November 14–15 Washington, DC, USA [18]
2010 November 11–12 San Diego, CA, USA [23]
2011 November 10–11 Washington, DC, USA [24]
2012 November 11–12 New Orleans, LA, USA [10]
2013 November 7–8 San Diego, CA, USA [25]
2014 November 13–14 Washington, DC, USA [26]
2015 October 15–16 Chicago, IL, USA [27]
2016 November 10–11 San Diego, CA, USA [28]
2017 November 9–10 Washington, DC, USA Honoring our History, Forging our Future [29]
2018 November 1–2 San Diego, CA, USA Cutting Edge Neuroscience, Cutting Edge Neuroethics [30]
2019 October 17–18 Chicago, IL, USA Mapping Neuroethics: An Expanded Vision [31]

In addition to the Annual Meeting, the INS collaborates with other organizations in programs on neuroethics and related topics each year, including events at the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) and the British Neuroscience Association.[32]

Response to the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues

In 2014, the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, which advises the President of the United States on bioethical issues arising from advances in biomedicine and related areas of science and technology, asked for public comment on the ethical considerations of neuroscience research and the application of neuroscience research findings.[33][34] In response, the INS listed the top 12 areas of importance for consideration by the commission, which were published in the Journal of Law and the Biosciences. The INS detailed the top 5 important areas that will have an ethical impact on society as the Human Brain Projects (both the UK and USA versions), human enhancement (the use of 'smart drugs' by healthy people), neurotechnology, responsibility and the law and mental health and brain disorders.[15] Members of the Presidential Commission attended the INS Annual Meeting in November 2014 to further discuss the ethical issues surrounding neuroscience research.[35]

References

  1. ↑ "About the International Neuroethics Society". https://www.neuroethicssociety.org/about. 
  2. ↑ "Leadership of the International Neuroethics Society". https://www.neuroethicssociety.org/leadership. 
  3. ↑ Carl III, W. J. (2007). "Brains, bodies, belief and behaviour". in Henderson, C. P.. Faith, science, and the future.. New York, NY.: CrossCurrents Press. p. 63. ISBN 9780974701325. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Illes helps launch neuroethics society". Stanford Report. 12 July 2006. http://news.stanford.edu/news/2006/july12/med-neuroethics-071206.html. Retrieved 18 August 2014. 
  5. ↑ Greely, H. (26 October 2007). "On Neuroethics". Science 318 (5850): 533. doi:10.1126/science.1150557. PMID 17962525. 
  6. ↑ Wolpe, Paul Root (2010). "Welcome to the New, Independent, AJOB Neuroscience". AJOB Neuroscience 1 (1): 1–2. doi:10.1080/21507740903520208. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Read, Cynthia A. (1 July 2006). "Neuroethics Society Launched". http://www.dana.org/Cerebrum/2006/Neuroethics_Society_Launched/. Retrieved 18 August 2014. 
  8. ↑ "Steven E. Hyman Bio". https://www.broadinstitute.org/history-leadership/leadership/scientific-leadership/core-members/steven-hyman. Retrieved 18 August 2014. 
  9. ↑ Mehta, Aalok (7 October 2008). "Neuroethics Q& A with Steven Hyman: What is Neuroethics?". http://dana.org/News/Details.aspx?id=42847. Retrieved 18 August 2014. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Patterson, Michael M. (September 2012). "Editor's Column". Kopf Carrier (David Kopf Instruments) (75): p. 6. http://www.kopfinstruments.com/Carrier/downloads/Carrier75.pdf. Retrieved 18 August 2014. 
  11. ↑ Illes, Judy (2009). "Neurologisms". The American Journal of Bioethics 9 (9): 1. doi:10.1080/15265160903192557. PMID 19998176. 
  12. ↑ Aggarwal, NK; Ford, E (2013). "The neuroethics and neurolaw of brain injury.". Behavioral Sciences & the Law 31 (6): 789–802. doi:10.1002/bsl.2086. PMID 24123245. 
  13. ↑ Conrad, E. C.; De Vries, R. (2012). "Interpreting the short history of neuroethics". in Pickersgill, M.; Van Keulen, I.. Sociological Reflections on the Neurosciences. Bingley, U.K.: Emerald. ISBN 978-1780526324. 
  14. ↑ "Past Presidents of the International Neuroethics Society". https://www.neuroethicssociety.org/leadership#pastpresidents. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Ethical considerations of neuroscience research and the application of neuroscience research findings for the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues". Journal of Law and the Biosciences 1 (2): 237–242. 2014. doi:10.1093/jlb/lsu014. PMID 27774167. 
  16. ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions". http://www.neuroethicssociety.org/f-a-q-. Retrieved 18 August 2014. 
  17. ↑ Egolf, Donald B. (2012). Human communication and the brain. Lanham, Md.: Lexington Books. p. 148. ISBN 9780739139653. 
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Penttila, Nicky (15 November 2008). "Blogging from the Neuroethics Society Annual Meeting 2008". http://www.dana.org/News/Details.aspx?id=42874#sthash.XDF4au3F.dpuf. Retrieved 18 August 2014. 
  19. ↑ Penttila, Nicky (29 May 2014). "From the Archives: Neuroethics". http://danablog.org/2014/05/29/from-the-archives-neuroethics/. Retrieved 18 August 2014. 
  20. ↑ Rugnetta, Michael (21 November 2008). "Neuroethics Comes of Age". http://scienceprogress.org/2008/11/neuroethics-comes-of-age/. Retrieved 18 August 2014. 
  21. ↑ "SfN Satellite Events". https://www.sfn.org/meetings/neuroscience-2019/sessions-and-events/satellite-events. Retrieved January 27, 2020. 
  22. ↑ Past Meetings, INS Annual Meetings and other events, https://www.neuroethicssociety.org/past-meetings, retrieved January 27, 2020 
  23. ↑ "2010 Neuroethics Society Meeting Archive". http://www.neuroethicssociety.org/2010-meeting-archive. Retrieved 18 August 2014. 
  24. ↑ "International Neuroethics Society Conference 2011". http://www.neuroethics.ox.ac.uk/latest_news/international_neuroethics_society_conference. Retrieved 18 August 2014. 
  25. ↑ "2013 International Neuroethics Society Annual Meeting". http://neuroethics.med.ubc.ca/2013-international-neuroethics-society-annual-meeting/. Retrieved 18 August 2014. 
  26. ↑ Ott, Chelsea (27 August 2014). "International Neuroethics Society 2014 Annual Meeting". http://danablog.org/2014/08/27/neuroethics-2014-annual-meeting/#more-2307. Retrieved 8 September 2014. 
  27. ↑ "2015 INS Annual Meeting: Call for Abstracts International Neuroethics Society". http://petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/resources/opportunity/2015-ins-annual-meeting-call-for-abstracts. Retrieved 17 April 2015. 
  28. ↑ "Meeting Highlights of the 2016 INS Annual Meeting". https://www.neuroethicssociety.org/2016-annual-meeting-highlights. Retrieved January 27, 2020. 
  29. ↑ "Honoring our History, Forging our Future meeting highlights". https://www.neuroethicssociety.org/2017-annual-meeting-highlights. Retrieved January 27, 2020. 
  30. ↑ "Meeting Highlights from the 2018 INS Annual Meeting". https://www.neuroethicssociety.org/2018-annual-meeting-highlights. Retrieved January 27, 2020. 
  31. ↑ "Mapping Neuroethics: An Expanded Vision meeting highlights". https://www.neuroethicssociety.org/2019-annual-meeting-highlights. Retrieved January 27, 2020. 
  32. ↑ "Partners". https://www.neuroethicssociety.org/partners. Retrieved January 27, 2020. 
  33. ↑ Executive Order 13521 - Establishing the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, November 24, 2009, Vol. 74, No. 228, 74 FR 62671
  34. ↑ Hertz, Gideon (27 March 2014). "How the Bioethics Commission Works and the Importance of Public Imput". http://blog.bioethics.gov/2014/03/27/how-the-bioethics-commission-works-and-the-importance-of-public-input/. Retrieved 18 August 2014. 
  35. ↑ Kittle, Alannah (21 November 2014). "The Bioethics Commission's Neuro Double-Header". http://blog.bioethics.gov/2014/11/21/the-bioethics-commissions-neuro-double-header/. Retrieved 17 December 2014. 

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