STONY BROOK, N.Y., September 20 2006 - A one-day workshop at Tufts University near Boston on Friday, September 29 will explore the topic of “Neuroethics and Homeland Security.” The conference will bring together leading thinkers from neuroscience, ethics, law, policy and intelligence to discuss ethical applications of neuroscience tools (brain imaging, non-invasive brain stimulation) in the war on terror. The event is sponsored by Tufts University’s Institute for Global Leadership (IGL) and is sanctioned as an official event of the Neuroethics Society (neuroethicssociety.org
The conference has been organized by Turhan Canli, PhD., an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Stony Brook University and a neuroscientist and psychologist working on the brain basis of individual differences in emotion and personality.
The list of other participants includes Susan Brandon, Behavioral & Social Science Principal, Mitre, a non-profit corporation that provides research and development support to the U.S, government, and former Assistant Director of Social, Behavioral, and Educational Sciences, Office of Science and Technology Policy, The White House; William Casebeer, Major, USAF, Chief of Eurasian Intelligence Analysis, NATO Military Headquarters; Don DuRousseau, CEO, Human Bionics; Martha Farah, Walter H. Annenberg Professor in the Natural Sciences, University of Pennsylvania; Hank Greely, Deane F. and Kate Edelman Johnson Professor, Stanford University; Güven Güzeldere, Associate Professor, Philosophy Department, Duke University; Alvaro Pascual-Leone, Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School and Director of the Laboratory for Magnetic Brain Stimulation .
Professor Canli is a co-Founder and Executive Board Member of the Neurorethics Society (www.neuroethicssociety.org), which promotes the responsible application of neuroscience to societal challenges. He has appeared as a contributor to several national and international broadcast programs on this topic. Dr. Canli uses cutting-edge methodologies, including functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), magnetic brain stimulation, and molecular genetic techniques to investigate how we differ from each other in our responses to emotional experiences. He received the 2006 Alumni Recognition Award from the Education for Public Inquiry and International Citizenship from Tufts University. He also received the 2002 American Psychological Association Grand Marquis Award for the best publication in Behavioral Neuroscience in the preceding year and his work has been featured in numerous national and international newspapers, magazines, and radio shows.
