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Science Magazine

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Companies are using wearable neurotechnologies to train #AI models of the brain—without telling users.

Learn more: https://scim.ag/3Ux7r7h @pulitzercenter.org

Wearable device makers are harvesting brain data to train AI—without telling users
Science investigation reveals firms have amassed tens of millions of hours of brain wave data from neurotech headbands, and face few constraints in using it

November 6, 2026 at 11:30 PM

The vOICe vision BCI 🧠🇪🇺

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Funded projects in Massively Scalable Neurotechnologies aria.org.uk/opportunity-... by @aria-research.bsky.social

Funded projects | Massively Scalable Neurotechnologies

Explore the projects we're funding in the Massively Scalable Neurotechnologies programme.

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November 5, 2026 at 3:47 PM

Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics

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The scramble for your brain data. Companies are using wearable neurotechnologies to train AI models of the brain—without telling users. | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Wearable device–makers are harvesting brain data to train AI—without telling users

Science investigation reveals firms have amassed tens of millions of hours of brain wave data from neurotech headbands, and face few constraints in using it

www.science.org

November 4, 2026 at 9:24 PM

Matthew Warren

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More and more people are using wearable neurotechnologies to monitor stress or sleep. But what happens to all the brain data these devices generate?

@jonathanmoens.bsky.social took a look in this great investigation for @science.org, supported by @pulitzercenter.org:
www.science.org/content/arti...

Wearable device makers are harvesting brain data to train AI—without telling users

Science investigation reveals firms have amassed tens of millions of hours of brain wave data from neurotech headbands, and face few constraints in using it

www.science.org

November 5, 2026 at 1:58 PM

Gregg D Caruso

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Companies are using wearable neurotechnologies to train AI models of the brain—without telling users www.science.org/content/arti...

Wearable device makers are harvesting brain data to train AI—without telling users

Science investigation reveals firms have amassed tens of millions of hours of brain wave data from neurotech headbands, and face few constraints in using it

www.science.org

November 5, 2026 at 1:21 PM

Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA)

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Could we create an entirely new paradigm for treating the brain without conventional brain surgery?

We’re backing ten teams testing new access routes and technologies to access, sense and modulate the brain.

Meet the ten Creator teams: https://bit.ly/4iD8FFS

Funded projects | Massively Scalable Neurotechnologies

Explore the projects we're funding in the Massively Scalable Neurotechnologies programme.

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November 5, 2026 at 1:32 PM

UOttawa, Section de common law | Common Law Section

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A report by the UN Secretary-General cites Professor Jennifer Chandler’s research on neuroscientific evidence in legal proceedings, shedding light on the legal questions raised by emerging neurotechnologies.

Read more: bit.ly/4BG6RVo

November 2, 2026 at 9:18 PM

Mark Histed

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We have a section in that paper about the BRAIN Initiative and how comparing it to the EU big brain project shows that presidential priorities are bullsh^H^H^H science funding should have major priorities set via legislation.

Example of the success of Congress-agency governance: The US BRAIN Initiative
In 2014
, the US launched a major neuroscience project, the Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative, as Congress appropriated funds for the project.
Congressional action came after a call to action by President Barack Obama in the 2013 State of the Union. Since then, Congress has allocated over $2 billion for the BRAIN Initiative through the 21st Century Cures Act and appropriations to NIH institutes. This US initiative began just a few years after a large brain research effort in the European Union, the €1 billion ($1.3 billion) Human Brain Project.
However, the way the two projects were governed differed substantially. In the US, NIH convened groups of external and internal scientists to determine the BRAIN Initiative's scientific direction and governance, producing a report in 2015 that looked a decade into the future (BRAIN 2025 Report: A Scientific Vision). As recommended in the report, many individual grant programs were created, with applications reviewed by study section peer review, and over one thousand projects received funding.

November 6, 2026 at 2:16 PM

Fundacja Dobre Państwo

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📰 Neuroethics and Memory Modification: Identity and Autonomy

https://dobrepanstwo.org/szkatulka-kosztownosci/neuroetyka-i-polityka-modyfikacji-pamieci

Neuroethics and Memory Modification: Identity and Autonomy

Does memory modification change who we are? An analysis of neuroethics, mental integrity, and neurorights in the age of modern neurotechnologies.

dobrepanstwo.org

November 4, 2026 at 5:43 PM

Sciences

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Neurotechnologies : le droit actuel suffit-il à protéger notre cerveau ?

À mesure que les neurotechnologies progressent, des questions émergent autour de la protection des données de l’activité cérébrale, l’intégrité mentale ou le consentement. Les droits fondamentaux existants suffisent-ils à encadrer l’usage de ces technologies, ou faut-il créer de nouveaux « neurodroits » ? La juriste Sonia Desmoulin apporte des éléments de réflexion.

www.pourlascience.fr

October 30, 2026 at 7:13 AM

UOttawa, Section de common law | Common Law Section

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Un rapport du secrétaire général de l’ONU cite les travaux de la professeure Jennifer Chandler sur les éléments de preuve neuroscientifiques en justice, mettant en lumière les questions juridiques découlant des neurotechnologies émergentes.

À lire : bit.ly/47R5beb

November 2, 2026 at 9:18 PM

Cairn.info

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Les enjeux anthropologiques des neurosciences à l’ère de l’intelligence artificielle et des neurotechnologies stm.cairn.info/revue-enjeux...

Les enjeux anthropologiques des neurosciences à l’ère de l’intelligence artificielle et des neurotechnologies

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October 29, 2026 at 8:40 AM

Tony Somogyi 🇺🇦 🇨🇦🇪🇺

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Some this is an extension of a law already enacted in Chile!
Let’s go, UN!

courier.unesco.org/en/articles/...

Chile: Pioneering the protection of neurorights

Chile is set to become the first country in the world to legislate on neurotechnologies and include “brain rights” in its constitution.

courier.unesco.org

November 1, 2026 at 11:34 PM

Sciences

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Implants cérébraux : comment préserver l’intégrité mentale ?

De la stimulation cérébrale profonde aux interfaces permettant de communiquer, les neurotechnologies ont ouvert de nouveaux horizons thérapeutiques. Mais leur capacité à enregistrer et à modifier l’activité cérébrale pose des questions inédites de confidentialité, de responsabilité et de liberté.

www.pourlascience.fr

October 30, 2026 at 6:48 AM

Dana Foundation

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In NeuroSociety Stories, Walter Koroshetz reflects on the evolution of neuroscience over his career and the emerging neurotechnologies that hold great promise for treating neurological conditions while raising important ethical and societal questions.

#neurosociety #neuroscience #brainresearch

October 27, 2026 at 3:57 PM

Convergent Research

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Edinburgh | Oct 29, 5–7pm: Conversation on new models for ambitious science and the UK funding landscape at Edinburgh Futures Institute. RSVP: community.venturecafeedinburgh.org/events/38?la...

Neurotech Night · Venture Café Edinburgh

Join us for an evening exploring the frontiers of brain science and technology, in partnership with Convergent Research. Get a closer look at ARIA’s Precision Neurotechnologies Programme, discov...

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October 26, 2026 at 5:53 PM

Cortex Mag

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Chercheuse à l'université de Cambridge, Tamar Makin élabore avec le British Standards Institute une norme visant à garantir la qualité des #ICM. Selon elle, le marché des nouvelles technologies stimulant le #cerveau, "c'est la loi de la jungle". ITV dans @letemps.ch.
www.letemps.ch/sciences/tam...

Tamar Makin, neuroscientifique: «Le cerveau doit être protégé face aux neurotechnologies mises sur le marché» - Le Temps

La neuroscientifique Tamar Makin, chercheuse à Cambridge et invitée de la conférence Gesda à Genève, questionne la mise sur le marché des nouvelles technologies qui enregistrent ou stimulent le cervea...

www.letemps.ch

October 28, 2026 at 11:01 AM

MPI for Biological Intelligence

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Now’s the time to start your PhD journey at our graduate program IMPRS-BI! 🎓

Applying for a PhD position doesn’t have to be complicated. Check out the simple guide to our IMPRS-BI recruitment process to help find your way.

❗ Apply now: imprs-bi.mpg.de/51861/How-to...
⏰ Deadline: 10.11.2026

Timeline for IMPRS-BI graduate program application 2027 showing key dates from October 1 online application opening to October 2027 PhD start with steps including contacting referees, document upload, application deadline November 10, online and in-person interviews, and acceptance letters.

Poster announcing an application call for fully funded PhD positions starting in 2027 in behavioral ecology, neuroscience, connectomics, neurotechnologies, and evolutionary genetics with a deadline of Nov 10

October 26, 2026 at 1:56 PM

SMART Symposia

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SMART Symposium on Neuromodulation of Brain Functions🧠
Explore circuit-specific neuromodulation, emerging neurotechnologies, brain–peripheral organ axis & clinical translation.
📍 Shenzhen | Nov 6–8, 2026
⏳ Register by Nov 3
Program & registration: symposia.smart.org.cn

October 23, 2026 at 6:30 AM

The vOICe vision BCI 🧠🇪🇺

@seeingwithsound.bsky.social

Transparent self-calibrating neurointerfaces for visual information substitution link.springer.com/chapter/10.1... "sensory substitution lacks an empirical doctrine for how long training should last and for whom"; #BCI #blindness #BESC2026

Transparent Self-Calibrating Neurointerfaces for Visual Information Substitution

Restorative neurotechnologies demand individual training, yet sensory substitution lacks an empirical doctrine for how long training should last and for whom. We propose a transparent self-calibration...

link.springer.com

October 22, 2026 at 8:21 AM

The vOICe vision BCI 🧠🇪🇺

@seeingwithsound.mas.to.ap.brid.gy

Transparent self-calibrating neurointerfaces for visual information substitution https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-92-6913-6_3 "sensory substitution lacks an empirical doctrine for how long training should last and for whom"; #bci #blindness #besc2026

Transparent Self-Calibrating Neurointerfaces for Visual Information Substitution

Restorative neurotechnologies demand individual training, yet sensory substitution lacks an empirical doctrine for how long training should last and for whom. We propose a transparent self-calibration framework in which the quantities used for adaptation and the...

link.springer.com

October 22, 2026 at 8:21 AM

Dana Foundation

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In the latest episode of NeuroSociety Stories, Walter discusses emerging neurotechnologies, the possibilities they offer, and the questions we should ask to help guide their development and use.

Watch his conversation with Dana Foundation President Caroline Montojo. ⬇️