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SUMMARY:Cognitive Enhancement
DESCRIPTION:Studies of the human mind commonly take their study object for 
 granted and thus focus on the description or mechanistic explanation of how
  existing human minds operate. However, the recent years have revealed a mu
 ltitude of techniques that allow people to extend their mental abilities be
 yond present limits. These techniques are sometimes applied to “repair” men
 tal functions that were lost through natural development, such as aging, or
  to make existing training processes more efficient, such as in school. How
 ever, there is also an increasing interest in the question whether mental a
 bilities should be extended just for the sake of extending them, be it at t
 he service of personal fulfillment or for meeting particular demands. Doing
  so raises many practical and ethical questions that have fueled discussion
  within and outside science. \n\nUnfortunately, these discussions are often
  negatively biased, especially in Germany. Whereas discussions in other cou
 ntries tend to focus on the possibilities for the individual to fully unfol
 d his or her potential, to help individuals to overcome possible limitation
 s of their genetic setup, discussions in Germany often focus on possibly pr
 oblematic implications for the individual and for society. This negative bi
 as often emerges from a narrow focus on problematic cases of personal enhan
 cement, such as the abuse of medication to improve performance, whereas muc
 h less problematic, and possibly enriching techniques like cognitive traini
 ng or meditation are ignored. The often too narrow focus has also falsely s
 uggested that enhancement takes place along one given dimension ranging fro
 m bad to good, which raises the misleading impression that the available en
 hancement techniques have the exact same goal and that they improve all men
 tal abilities alike. \n\nTo provide a basis for a more rational, more open,
  and more realistic discussion, the presentations will provide introduction
 s to some basic cognitive enhancement techniques, including brain stimulati
 on, cognitive training, meditation, or specific foods, that can be rather f
 lexibly used to improve various mental abilities. Pros and cons of these te
 chniques will be discussed, including the ethical implications of cognitive
  enhancement.\n\nBild: peshkov – AdobeStock\n\nKontakt\n\n Melanie KräheAss
 istentin der Abteilung Wissenschaft - Politik - GesellschaftE-Mail: melanie
 .kraehe@leopoldina.orgTel.: 0345 - 47239865 \n\nWeitere Informationen und A
 nmeldung\n\n Die Veranstaltung richtet sich an alle  interessierten Persone
 n,   Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler  sowie Studierende. Der Eintr
 itt   ist frei. Um eine Anmeldung wird  gebeten.\n\nAnmeldung\n\nUrkundenüb
 ergabe und Vorlesung der Klasse IV
LOCATION:Halle (Saale)
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