Discoveries in neuroscience and in particular neurotechnology have provided a unique window through which we can glance into the intricate workings of the human brain. Technologies such as brain scanning using positron emission tomography and functional magnetic resonance imaging have enabled us to now monitor and understand the detailed geographical representation of human emotions, feelings, and thoughts within the brain. Yet, as these technologies have evolved, they have also highlighted the fundamental limitations that currently exist in our understanding of the human mind; namely, what is the nature of the relationship between the brain and the mind? What is it that makes us human and provides us with the qualities that distinguish us from all other beings? And how do the myriad of electrical and chemical processes we know of within the brain lead to an individual with unique feelings, thoughts, and emotions?In this third and final conference, the participants will discuss the phenomenological and spiritual characteristics of human subjective experience, the neurophysiological and psychological basis of these domains, as well as the roles they play in the process of practical reasoning and moral decision making. The emphasis will be upon elucidating how and why an understanding of the integrative neuroscience of the brain-mind not only compels but sustains an appreciation for reverence and virtue—in the sense of cognitive intention and expressed actions—while providing a natural foundation for the emergence of a system of common morality. In addressing the empirical record for the moral and spiritual dimension of human experience, participants will discuss the viability of neurocentric justification for reverence and virtue, neuro-phenomenological explanations for intellectual and moral virtues, and the concept of morality and ethics as a core human ecology. May 8, 2009 The Paradox of Neurotechnology July 22, 2009 Brain, Mind & the Nature of Being September 11, 2009 Toward a Common Morality Panel Leili Anvar William Casebeer Kevin FitzGerald James Giordano Andrew B. Newberg Roger Scruton Maxwell R. Bennett Martha J. Farah Bernard Gert Farhad Mechkat Donald W. Pfaff DetailsFriday, September 11, 2009 9:30 am - 5:30 pmThe United NationsConference Room 3Sponsors EventsTechnology, Neuroscience, and the Nature of Being: Considerations of Meaning, Morality & Transcendence May 8, 2009 The Paradox of Neurotechnology July 22, 2009 Brain, Mind & the Nature of Being September 11, 2009 Toward a Common Morality Highlights Universal Morality, Inclusivity, and the Brain - Andrew Newberg Sep 11, 2009 28:13 1622 Universal Morality, Inclusivity, and the Brain - Andrew Newberg Sep 11, 2009 28:13 1622 The Impact of Brain Function on the Concept of Criminality - Max Bennett Sep 11, 2009 33:02 764 The Impact of Brain Function on the Concept of Criminality - Max Bennett Sep 11, 2009 33:02 764 The More We Understand, The Less We Understand - Martha J. Farah Sep 11, 2009 29:31 1348 The More We Understand, The Less We Understand - Martha J. Farah Sep 11, 2009 29:31 1348 Persons and their Brains - Roger Scruton Sep 11, 2009 24:38 7661 Persons and their Brains - Roger Scruton Sep 11, 2009 24:38 7661 Advances in Neuroscience - Kevin FitzGerald Sep 11, 2009 32:47 522 Advances in Neuroscience - Kevin FitzGerald Sep 11, 2009 32:47 522 The Neurobiology of Virtue: Evolution, Cognition and Human Flourishing - William Casebeer Sep 11, 2009 44:17 1206 The Neurobiology of Virtue: Evolution, Cognition and Human Flourishing - William Casebeer Sep 11, 2009 44:17 1206 Common Morality: Deciding What to Do - Bernard Gert Sep 11, 2009 32:58 4034 Common Morality: Deciding What to Do - Bernard Gert Sep 11, 2009 32:58 4034 Neuroscience, Reverence and Moral Sense - James Giordano Sep 11, 2009 31:14 1311 Neuroscience, Reverence and Moral Sense - James Giordano Sep 11, 2009 31:14 1311 The Varieties of Transcendent Love - Leili Anvar Sep 11, 2009 33:46 7476 The Varieties of Transcendent Love - Leili Anvar Sep 11, 2009 33:46 7476 From Prodigy to Virtuoso: Mozart and Ostad Elahi - Farhad Mechkat Sep 11, 2009 11:20 2343 Infinite Echoes - Emmanuel During, Paola Munari & Robert Crinella Perform at the U.N. Sep 11, 2009 23:49 2932 Infinite Echoes - Emmanuel During, Paola Munari & Robert Crinella Perform at the U.N. Sep 11, 2009 23:49 2932 Video Title To Be Dynamically Inserted Here 05:48 1345 × MorePREVIOUS EVENTThe Neuroscience of Fair PlayNEXT EVENTInfinite Echoes