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Dr. Cabrera published in journal’s special section on feminist neurotechnologies

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences

Dr. Robyn Bluhm, Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Lyman Briggs College, and Dr. Laura Cabrera, Assistant Professor in the Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences and the Department of Translational Neuroscience, are co-authors of … Continue reading →

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Dr. Laura Cabrera and co-authors published in ‘Nature Biomedical Engineering’

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences

Center Assistant Professor Dr. Laura Cabrera and co-authors Charles Sadle and Dr. Erin Purcell have an article in the August 2019 issue of Nature Biomedical Engineering. In “Neuroethical considerations of high-density electrode arrays,” the authors state that “the development of … Continue reading →

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Should we trust giant tech companies and entrepreneurs with reading our brains?

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences

This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series By Laura Cabrera, PhD The search for a brain device capable of capturing recordings from thousands of neurons has been a primary goal of the government-sponsored BRAIN initiative. … Continue reading →

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“Where does responsibility lie if a person acts under the influence of their brain implant?”

Posted on April 16, 2018 by Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences

Visit The Conversation to read “It’s not my fault, my brain implant made me do it,” a collaborative article from Center Assistant Professor Dr. Laura Cabrera and College of Law Associate Professor Dr. Jennifer Carter-Johnson. They combine their neuroethics and … Continue reading →

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