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  • Dr. Judy Illes appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada

    Neuroethics Canada congratulates Dr. Judy Illes on her promotion to Officer of the Order of Canada. This distinguished recognition reflects her groundbreaking contributions to biomedical ethics and neuroscience and for being a proponent of Indigenous knowledge as a vital source from which to reframe Western Traditional medicine. On December 31, 2025, Her Excellency the Right […] Read More

  • Neuroethics Canada’s Dr. Judy Illes receives the CSPC 2025 Trailblazer Award

    Congratulations to Neuroethics Canada’s Dr. Judy Illes for receiving the Canadian Science Policy Centre 2025 Trailblazer Award (Science for Policy)! Dr. Illes’ work has brought a new lens to the way that neuroscientists do their work today, not only by guiding the way that they attend to the possible unexpected clinical consequences of their work, […] Read More

  • Seizing Hope: High Tech Journeys in Pediatric Epilepsy

     Can new technology bring hope to children who have drug-resistant epilepsy? More than 500,000 children in Canada and the USA have epilepsy. About a third of those children continue to have seizures despite taking anti-seizure medications, also known as pediatric drug resistant epilepsy (DRE). Surgery may be one option for them, but what if […] Read More

  • Visit the Neuroethics at the Core Blog!

    Visit the revitalized Neuroethics at the Core Blog and read about the latest on Neuroethics Canada’s events and research! Read More

  • Alzheimer Disease Resource Books

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  • 15 UBC community members among new Order of Canada appointees – December 2025
  • Dr. Judy Illes appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada
  • Neurotechnologies: vivrons-nous tous dans la matrice ?
  • Neuroethics Canada's Dr. Judy Illes receives the CSPC 2025 Trailblazer Award
  • Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain chip clinical trial in Canada raises ethical questions
  • Ethical challenges in critical care after overdose
  • Neurotechnology is here but Canada lacks policy and a regulatory framework to manage it
  • Tue, Mar 10: 2026 Brain Awareness Week - Annual Distinguished Neuroethics Lecture: "Criminal Minds, Risky Brains: The scientific obsession with the ‘Born Criminal’—and why it’s wrong"
  • Wed, Mar 11: Where do we go from here?: Reflections on the Race Question and Neuroscience Today
  • Mon, Mar 30: NeuroFuture: Conversations on Women Advancing Neuroscience Worldwide (AI and the Brain)




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