Join us for a Trans-Atlantic discussion on how brain research may change the way future wars are fought. Experts in UK and USA will talk about how the worlds of science, technology and government are intertwined. What could the consequences be?

In a new book called Mind Wars, author Professor Jonathan Moreno investigates the intertwining worlds of science, technology and government and unearths a multitude of innovations in brain science that have caught the attention of national defence agencies. Possibilities that interest national defence planners range from improving soldiers endurance and psychological performance to drugs that influence the brain and ‘brain machine’ information systems to aid cognition. Mind Wars reveals how brain research may change the way future wars are fought and describes the many fascinating ethical and policy issues that are certain to emerge.

In this live Trans-Atlantic discussion, biomedical ethicist, Jonathan Moreno in Washington DC, will discuss some of the issues with neuroscientist, Professor Russell Foster and Malcolm Dando, Professor of international security, here in London.

This event has been organised by The European Dana Alliance for the Brain and the British Neuroscience Association