Neurometaphysics
Collection
Purpose of the collection

This collection of courses introduces the eight-dimensional space that defines the scope of current and future research, education, and applications in neurotechnology. It focuses on Neurometaphysics.

Neurometaphysics
Neurometaphysics explores the philosophical, ethical, and legal implications of neurotechnology, emphasizing the need for interdisciplinary analyses. This field addresses the broader impact of neurotechnologies on society and human capabilities.

Example 1: Evaluating the ethical implications of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) for privacy and consent, ensuring that users' brain data is protected and used responsibly.

Example 2: Analyzing legal frameworks for the use of neurotechnologies in criminal justice, such as determining the admissibility of neuroimaging evidence in court.

Example 3: Exploring the philosophical questions around artificial intelligence and consciousness, such as whether machines with advanced neural networks could possess self-awareness or moral rights.  

Courses in TrainingSpace

These are non-credit courses on the INCF TrainingSpace.

Number of courses: 2
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    Introduction to neuroethics Level: 1 Introductory
    This introductory-level course provide learners with an introduction to the field of neuroethics and spans the ethics of neuroscience to the neuroscience of ethics. The ethics of neuroscience lectures cover the ethical issues that arise in device/drug enhancement, imaging/monitoring, and social uses of neuroscience in the legal/justice system. The neuroscience of ethics lectures cover the origin of ethics (neural mechanisms and evolutionary origin).
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    Neuroscience in the civil and criminal justice systems Level: 1 Introductory
    This lecture covers how neuroscience could potentially influence the legal/justice system and the ethical implications therein.

    Topics covered in this lecture:
    - Definition of NeuroLaw
    - Potential impact of neuroscience on law
    - Objective evidence of mental states
    - Supplying new knowledge to fit into existing systems of legal and ethical principles
    - Challenges to fundamental legal concepts
    - Psychological impact of biological explanations in the law
    - Incorporation of interventions into the criminal justice system