News New guidance on placebo surgery published following Council recommendation The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has published a Position Statement and article on placebo surger... 02 Feb 2016
News Placebo surgery: Council & HRA host roundtable discussion On 1 May, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics held a roundtable discussion with the Health Research Au... 06 Jun 2015
Blog With the brain in mind..... by Hugh Whittall The US Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethics Issues yesterday published the second volu... 27 Mar 2015 0
News Ethics of brain stimulation at Cheltenham Science Festival A packed audience heard Ilina Singh and Vincent Walsh of the Council's Working Party on novel neur... 05 Jun 2014
Blog Neuroscience and ethics goes global by Hugh Whittall It is almost a year now since we published our report on novel neurotechnologies. Maybe it is becaus... 14 May 2014 0
News New guidance on transcranial magnetic stimulation echoes Council’s call for more evidence collection New guidance from The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on the use of transcr... 23 Jan 2014
Blog Registering the importance of sharing outcomes of brain stimulation by Emily Postan I love it when a plan comes together (picture me here chomping on a cigar). Only on this occasion, I... 10 Jan 2014 0
Blog Neurodevices that collect information: let’s not get distracted by mind-reading by Emily Postan The news has been full of debates in recent weeks about the legitimate and illegitimate interests th... 20 Aug 2013 0
Blog Brain stimulation: proceed with care, whatever the purpose by Emily Postan Last week we published our latest report – Novel Neurotechnologies: intervening in the brain. In t... 02 Jul 2013 0
Press Release New brain treatments: proceed with care New technologies that can help people with serious disorders affecting the brain are needed, but mus... 24 Jun 2013
Report Read report Downloads Download the report Download the guide to the report Download the executive summary 24 Jun 2013 Novel neurotechnologies This report looks at the possible benefits and unintended consequences of intervening in the brain, and sets out an ethical framework to guide the practices of those involved in development, regulation, use and promotion of novel neurotechnologies.
News Launch of 'Novel neurotechnologies: intervening in the brain' The Council will publish a report on the ethical issues arising from the development and uses of nov... 03 Jun 2013
News Trailer video for play on novel neurotechnologies The Council is collaborating on 'Stunted trees and broken bridges', the latest play from the Cen... 18 Dec 2012
News Council to collaborate on neurotechnologies theatre project The Council will be an advisory partner on a new play, 'Brainwaves', which explores the ethical ... 13 Aug 2012
Press Release Ethics body seeks views on new wave of brain technologies The Nuffield Council on Bioethics today launched a consultation on the ethics of new types of techno... 02 Mar 2012
News New Working Party on novel neurotechnologies The Council has set up a new Working Party to consider the ethical issues raised by novel neurotechn... 19 Nov 2011
