The Neuroethics Program at Emory University

“Two researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) have come up with a new theory of consciousness…a state that is tied to complex cognitive operations -- and not as a passive basic state that automatically prevails when we are awake.” | ScienceDaily

Consciousness in humans, animals and artificial intelligence A new theory of consciousness provides experimental access to the study of this phenomenon. Not just in humans.

“Neuroscientists at MIT’s McGovern Institute for Brain Research have homed in on key brain circuits that help guide decision-making under conditions of uncertainty…The findings…could help researchers develop treatments for schizophrenia and related conditions, whose symptoms may be at least partly due to affected individuals’ inability to effectively gauge uncertainty.”

How the brain deals with uncertainty MIT neuroscientists have homed in on key brain circuits that help guide decision-making under conditions of uncertainty. The findings could help researchers develop treatments for schizophrenia, whose symptoms may be at least partly due to affected individuals’ inability to effectively gauge uncer...

“A team of Korean researchers developed a novel multifunctional brain interface that can simultaneously register neuronal activity and deliver liquid drugs to the implantation site.”

Directly into the brain: A 3D multifunctional and flexible neural interface: Novel design of brain chip implant allows for measuring neuronal activity while simultaneously delivering drugs to the implant site Although measuring the electrical activity of neurons is useful in many disciplines, making durable neural interfacing brain chip implants with negligible adverse effects has proven challenging. Now, scientists have developed a flexible multifunctional neural interface that can not only register loc...

“Taking into account energy-conserving constraints may drive us towards new and creative innovations in AI…by pursuing AI use cases in the environmental space, AI can remain at the cutting edge, becoming a sustainable technology of the future and a major asset in the protection of our global climate.”

What would it take to make AI ‘greener’? With the right approach, AI can become a sustainable technology and a key tool in mitigating the worst impacts of climate change.