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Responsible Cognitive Enhancement

Why do we need a <i>responsible</i> cognitive enhancement?

Lorenza Colzato • 04-12-2018

Human Potential · Social

Vagus nerve can improve your social life

How do we understand what other people feel? Somehow, we can ‘read’ the emotions on faces of other people, some easy, some hard. Not all people can understand this nonverbal language. Can we help them improve this ability with a novel brain stimulation?

Alexandra Loseva • 26-09-2017

Pharma · Human Potential · Social

Cognitive Enhancement: Toward the integration of theory and practice

In this video, Laura Steenbergen explains why cognitive enhancement is important, and what the findings of her PhD research contribute to this field.

Laura Steenbergen • 15-06-2016

Human Potential

Neuroethics: how “far” can brain stimulation help sport?

As a potential enhancement in athletes, brain stimulation raises similar ethical discussions of pharmacological interventions. Is it a “legal” substitute for doping?

Lorenza Colzato • 09-02-2016

Human Potential · Social

Reducing prejudice through brain stimulation

People show less prejudice after receiving low intensity electrical stimulation administered to the frontal part of the brain. Roberta Sellaro and Lorenza Colzato from the LIBC published their findings in Brain Stimulation.

Roberta Sellaro • 04-05-2015

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Responsible Cognitive Enhancement

Vagus nerve can improve your social life

Cognitive Enhancement: Toward the integration of theory and practice

Neuroethics: how “far” can brain stimulation help sport?

Reducing prejudice through brain stimulation