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BIOUNCERTAINTY - ERC Starting Grant no. 805498
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26 listopada 2020: Seminarium badawcze online - Przemysław Zawadzki (Uniwersytet Jagielloński): Personality and authenticity in light of the memory-modifying potential of optogenetics
Interdyscyplinarne Centrum Etyki UJ (INCET) zaprasza na seminarium badawcze w ramach projektu BIOUNCERTAINTY. Seminarium pt. “Personality and authenticity in light of the memory-modifying potential of optogenetics" poprowadzi Przemysław Zawadzki (Uniwersytet Jagielloński). Spotkanie odbędzie się w czwartek 26 listopada o godzinie 17:30 na platformie MS Teams (link poniżej).
Abstrakt: There has been a growing interest in research concerning memory modification technologies (MMTs) in recent years. Neuroscientists and psychologists are beginning to explore the prospect of controllable and intentional modification of human memory. One of the technologies with the greatest potential to this end is optogenetics—an invasive neuromodulation technique involving the use of light to control the activity of individual
brain cells. It has recently shown the potential to modify specific long-term memories in animal models in ways not yet possible with other MMTs. As the therapeutic potential of optogenetics has already prompted approval of the first human trials, it is especially important and timely to consider the opportunities and dangers this technology may entail. In this article, we focus on possible consequences of optogenetics as an MMT by analyzing one of the most fundamental threats potentially associated with memory modifications: the potential disruption of a person’s authenticity.
Przemysław Zawadzki jest doktorantem w Instytucie Filozofii Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego. Specjalizuje się w neuroetyce i filozofii umysłu. Obecnie pracuje nad swoim grantem naukowym "Self in the Context of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Systems. Issues of Personal Identity, Authenticity, Autonomy and Responsibility" i publikacjami dotyczącymi neuroetyki technologii modyfikacji pamięci (MMTs).
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