Call for "Late Breaking" Abstracts

*Deadline for abstract submissions: August 13, 2012* 

Brain Matters 3: 

Values at the Crossroads of Neurology,

Psychiatry and Psychology 

October 24th-25th, 2012

This conference provides a venue for
collaboration and learning in the area of neuroethics. The plenary
speakers of this conference will address ethical challenges in the
treatment and research for conditions with neurological symptomatology
but that are without identifiable biological correlates/causes. The
complexities of suffering and disability experienced by individuals with
these conditions are significant, including exposure to dangerous and
futile treatments.

Parallel sessions will include accepted
abstracts from a broad range of neuroethics interests.  At this
conference, presentations will be given by patients, physicians,
neuroscientists, and ethicists and is intended to appeal to a broad
audience.  Please see the call for abstracts and conference information
at http://www.clevelandclinic.org/BrainMatters3.

Please email abstracts to fordp@ccf.org by August 13, 2012.



Topics

In recognition of the fast-paced nature of the neurosciences, we invite scholars and researchers to submit abstracts for poster presentations on specific topics that fall into one of the following 3 categories

1. Empirical research projects that are works in progress or pilot projects


2. Reviews of emerging controversies in the scientific or popular discourse


3. Analysis of emerging legal and regulatory challenges in the neurosciences

The abstracts will be judged on relevance to novel and emerging topics, academic quality, and responsiveness to one or more categories of interest.


Format

Please structure submissions according to the following sections:Background, Methods, Results/Analysis, Discussion, and Conclusion. Abstracts shouldbe no more than 250 words.

Please submit in a standard Microsoft Word file format with contact information and all of the authors' names within the body of the file.

Submission Process

Please email the completed abstract to fordp@ccf.org by August, 13, 2012 with a subject line of "late breaking abstract." Early proposals are strongly encouraged.

Conference Registration

Email notification of acceptance will be sent by September 13, 2012. There will be a two-week

opportunity to confirm attendance at the conference once notification has been sent. Attendance is required for accepted submissions to be included in the program. All

presenters must register for Brain Matter 3 and are responsible for their travel, lodging

expenses, and registration fees for the conference. Please
note that the number of attendees will be limited due to meeting space
restrictions, therefore early registration is strongly encouraged. 



In collaboration with:

        Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Center

        International Neuroethics Society

Brain Matters 3 Conference! Values at the crossroads of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Psychology

*Deadline for abstract submissions: May 15, 2012* 

Brain Matters 3: 

Values at the Crossroads of Neurology,

Psychiatry and Psychology 

October 24th-25th, 2012

This conference provides a venue for
collaboration and learning in the area of neuroethics. The plenary
speakers of this conference will address ethical challenges in the
treatment and research for conditions with neurological symptomatology
but that are without identifiable biological correlates/causes. The
complexities of suffering and disability experienced by individuals with
these conditions are significant, including exposure to dangerous and
futile treatments.

Parallel sessions will include accepted
abstracts from a broad range of neuroethics interests.  At this
conference, presentations will be given by patients, physicians,
neuroscientists, and ethicists and is intended to appeal to a broad
audience.  Please see the call for abstracts and conference information
at http://www.clevelandclinic.org/BrainMatters3.

The submission form is directly available at: http://my.clevelandclinic.org/Documents/Bioethics/abstract-submission-form.pdf




Applicants

We invite scholars from the fields of neuroscience, ethics, philosophy, law, medicine, and

other relevant disciplines to submit abstracts for oral or poster presentations on topics that

fall at the intersection of neuroscience, society, and ethics. Abstracts from trainees and junior

scholars are especially encouraged.

Topics

Abstracts may address a wide variety of topics related to neuroethics, including topics

unrelated to conference theme. These topics could be clinical, research, policy, or theoretical

perspectives in neuroethics. Accepted abstracts will demonstrate scholarly excellence, an

innovative approach, and relevance to neuroethics.

Format

We welcome abstracts in standard scientific format (introduction, methods, results, and

conclusion) as well as traditional scholarly format (clear background, thesis, and argument)

in a fillable PDF form available at www.clevelandclinic.org/BrainMatters3. Abstracts should

be no more than 250 words. Multiple submissions are permitted.

Submission Process

Please email the completed abstract PDF form to neuroethics@ccf.org by May 15, 2012. Early

proposals are encouraged. Submissions received after May 15, 2012 will not be considered.

Conference Registration

Email notification of acceptance will be sent before July 15, 2012. There will be a two-week

opportunity to confirm attendance at the conference once notification has been sent. All

participants must register for Brain Matter 3 and are responsible for their travel, lodging

expenses, and registration fees for the conference. Registration will open in June 2012.

Attendance is required for accepted submissions to be included in the program.

*Please note that the number of attendees will be limited due to meeting space restrictions, therefore early registration is strongly encouraged.*

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