Neuroethics Seminar: Brain Hacking to Boost Your A-Game

The Ethics of Cognitive Enhancement in Gaming and Competition
Event Description
This event was free and open to the public.
Personal enhancement isn’t new (think hard work and caffeine), but our ability to directly improve performance using drugs and devices is rapidly improving. In turn, this raises concerns about fairness, justice, safety and regulation.
Some enterprising individuals are making DIY stimulation devices to boost their performance in video gaming. Companies like Foc.us and Thync are manufacturing and selling commercial stimulation devices.
Should the FDA regulate the sale of these devices? Should use of brain stimulation to enhance performance in gaming and recreation be prohibited, discouraged, encouraged, or required? Should a physician’s prescription be required?
Join us for a panel discussion on the science, ethics, and regulation of do-it-yourself brain stimulation and other forms of cognitive enhancement.
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Neuroethics Seminar Series
This event is part of a series hosted by the Center for Biothics at Harvard Medical School. For more information, visit the website.