Cookies?
Library Header Image
LSE Research Online LSE Library Services

ENSN launch, London, November 2007. Neuroscience and society: a multidendritic neuron

Abi-Rached, Joelle M. (2007) ENSN launch, London, November 2007. Neuroscience and society: a multidendritic neuron. Brain, Self and Society Working Paper (1). BIOS Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

[img]
Preview
PDF
Download (243kB) | Preview

Abstract

This report is a synoptic review of the proceedings of the European Neuroscience and Society Network (ENSN) launch. ENSN, is a European forum that discusses the social, political, economic, and ethical implications of the brain sciences from a multidisciplinary approach. Since it is the leading European forum of its kind, it is worthwhile reflecting on the various debates raised by the experts convened from different academic and professional backgrounds. In the first part of the report, I recapitulate the plenary lectures and workshops and intercalate them with a few thoughts and analyses. The second part is a systematic analysis of the different key themes, issues, and challenges raised and debated during the two-day conference. This could constitute an epistemic framework for further investigation of the impact and implications of the main controversial claims and new concepts that are emerging amidst unprecedented developments in the fastest growing scientific field of the past and present century. I conclude by underlining the importance of such a network of scientists and social scientists in examining the emerging fields of the ‘new brain sciences’.

Item Type: Monograph (Report)
Official URL: http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/brainSelfSociety/
Additional Information: © 2007 Joelle M. Abi-Rached
Divisions: Sociology
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Date Deposited: 11 May 2010 15:11
Last Modified: 13 Sep 2024 16:35
Projects: Brain, Self and Society
Funders: Economic and Social Research Council
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/27940

Actions (login required)

View Item View Item

Downloads

Downloads per month over past year

View more statistics