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Biological and Medical Impact of Social Media

On Tuesday July 13th, 2021 the Neurotechnology Center at Columbia University held its 14th symposium in conjunction with the Columbia University NeuroRights Foundation, the National Institute for Drug Abuse (NIDA), and the Chilean Senate’s Consejo del Futuro (Council for the Future). This conference brought together experts from medicine, academia, and government to investigate the impact and role of social media in society […]

Noninvasive Neural Interfaces: Ethical Considerations

On May 26th, 2021, we held the 12th NTC Symposium of the Neurotechnology Center at Columbia University, titled Noninvasive Neural Interfaces: Ethical Considerations. This was a multidisciplinary symposium organized by the NeuroTechnology Center at Columbia University and the NeuroRights Initiatve at Columbia University in collaboration with Facebook Reality Labs.

NTC/DIPC Symposium: NanoNeuro 2021

On Wednesday June 23rd 2021, we held the 13th symposium of the NeuroTechnology Center at Columbia University: NanoNeuro 2021. This was a multidisciplinary symposium at the crossroads of the nanoscale and neural sciences and was organized by the NeuroTechnology Center at Columbia University and the Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), supported by the Kavli Foundation. Due to Covid-19, this symposium was online. The […]

DSI/IBM Symposium: Brain Computer-Interfaces—Innovation, Security, and Society

On November 19, 2020, we will hold the 10th NTC Symposium of the Neurotechnology Center at Columbia University, titled Brain Computer-Interfaces—Innovation, Security, and Society. This will be a multidisciplinary symposium and is organized by the NeuroTechnology Center at Columbia University and the NeuroRights Initiatve at Columbia University, with support from the Columbia IBM Center for Blockchain and Data Transparency and the […]

NTC/DIPC Symposium: NanoNeuro 2020

On June 24th and 25th, 2020 we held the 9th NTC symposium of the NeuroTechnology Center at Columbia University: NanoNeuro2020. This was a multidisciplinary symposium at the crossroads of the nanoscale and neural sciences and was organized by the NeuroTechnology Center at Columbia University and the Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), supported by the Kavli Foundation. Due to Covid-19, this will be an […]

NTC Symposium: Optogenetics 2020

On Wednesday May 27th, 2020 we held the 8th Symposium of the Neurotechnology Center at Columbia University, this year on the topic of Optogenetics and generously sponsored by the Army Research Office (MURI Program). Follow the NTC on Twitter + Facebook!  

2018 NTC Symposium: Voltage Imaging

On Thursday December 13th and Friday December 14th, 2018 we will hold the 7th Symposium of the Neurotechnology Center at Columbia University on the topic of Voltage Imaging, sponsored by the generous support of the NSF and Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute. The symposium will feature talks from selected leaders in the fields of voltage imaging, voltage sensors, optics, and computation. We will examine […]

2017: Ethical Guidelines for Neurotechnologies

Ethical Guidelines for Neurotechnologies NeuroTechnology Center, Columbia University Organizers: Rafael Yuste (Columbia University) and Sara Goering (University of Washington) May 22nd – 24th, 2017 Room 703, NWC Building Auditorium, 550 West 120th St., Columbia University, NY, NY 10027 Sponsored by the National Science Foundation Sunday May 21st Welcome Dinner 6:30 – 9pm Vinateria, 2211 Frederick Douglass Blvd, New York, NY […]

2016: Ethical Foundations of Novel Neurotechnologies

Kavli Futures Symposium: Ethical foundations of Novel Neurotechnologies: Identity, Agency and Normality Organizers: Sara Goering and Rafael Yuste Saturday, September 10 Room 501, NWC Building Auditorium, 550 West 120th St., Columbia University, NY, NY 10027 Session 1:  8:30 – 10:30 a.m. Identity and mind reading Jack Gallant (Berkeley) Miguel Nicholelis (Duke) Francoise Baylis (Dalhousie) Pat Churchland (UCSD) Session 2:  10:45 a.m. – […]