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Call for papers

ENHANCE Conference

Campus der Universität Bielefeld
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For the interdisciplinary ENHANCE conference on “Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Neuroenhancement: Current Developments and Impact on the Individual and Society”, we invite contributions from a variety of disciplines, including sociology, psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience, philosophy, bioethics, medicine, law, and political science, that address any of the following questions:

  1. What is currently possible with neurotechnology concerning cognitive enhancement (CE) purposes and which developments can be expected in the (near) future?
  2. What are the associated ethical, legal, and social issues of using/refusing neurotechnology for cognitive enhancement?
  3. Which empirical evidence underlines the extent of these issues (e.g., studies on prevalence, causes and consequences of cognitions and emotions on such neurotechnology, and of the respective use/non-use on the individual and society)?
  4. How should a possible prevention of detrimental individual and societal consequences of neurotechnology use/non-use or regulations and legal norms reflect this (e.g., how to deal with the uncertainties of neurotechnology, including counselling users, training people [building literacy], advertising techs, and media representation)? 

Submission guidelines

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: May 15th, 2024

Please include:

  1. the title of the presentation,
  2. names, institutional affiliations, postal address, and e-mail addresses of all authors,
  3. up to 5 keywords
  4. an abstract with sections on the i) background, ii) methods, iii) results, iv) implications, and v) up to 4 references in APA-style
  • ABSTRACTS SHOULD NOT EXCEED 300 WORDS (without references)
  • PLEASE USE THIS ABSTRACT STYLE SHEET: [Download
  • PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT FULL PAPERS
  • SUBMIT TO: enhance.conference@uni-bielefeld.de as DOC or DOCX file
    (Name the file as: Last name of first author, Title, e.g.,
    "SMITH_Who_uses_prescription_stimulants_for_enhancement"

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