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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><img width="130" height="153" style="width:1.3541in;height:1.5937in" id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image001.png@01DB7623.3CFA9670"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/essex-bcine-lab/"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">https://www.linkedin.com/company/essex-bcine-lab/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Essex BCI-NE Lab invites you to join our next monthly webinar:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Safeguarding Mental Privacy in Neuroscience: Societal, Legal, and Ethical Challenges</span></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Delivered by<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Prof Guilherme Wood<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">(University of Graz)<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">The webinar will take place over Zoom on Wednesday, 5<sup>th</sup> February 2015, at 2pm UK time </span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="NL" style="font-size:16.0pt">Zoom meeting ID: 951 4252 7888<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">Password: 448521</span><span lang="NL" style="font-size:16.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black">Abstract</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">: </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Recent advancements in
(neuro)technological innovations have significantly increased the accessibility and utilization of neurotechnologies (NT), enabling the recording, analysis, and modification of brain activity through neurotechnological devices. While these technologies were
initially developed exclusively for clinical applications, they are now gaining popularity among healthy individuals seeking to enhance their cognitive or physical abilities. Consumer-grade neurotechnological devices can be purchased and operated by non-experts
without supervision in various contexts, including work, education, and entertainment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This growing trend presents numerous unresolved questions and potential risks related to data security, privacy, and neuropsychological, ethical, and societal concerns. In response,
the Neurorights Foundation (NRF) was established in 2017 to explore these challenges, foster public awareness, and promote discussions on these issues. This talk will examine the NRF's claims and proposals, critically assessing the necessity of their advocated
"neurorights." Following an interdisciplinary evaluation of these concerns, we offer recommendations and policy options to address them</span>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Speaker Biography</span></b><span style="color:black">:
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Guilherme Maia de Oliveira Wood is a psychologist and professor of Neuropsychology and Neuroimaging at the University of Graz (Austria). He graduated in psychology at the Federal University
of Minas Gerais, Brazil, PhD at the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Germany, and lives in Austria since 2005, working first at the University of Salzburg and since 2011 at the University of Graz.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">His main interest is the development and validation of instruments for the neuropsychological rehabilitation, which are able to induce and direct neuroplasticity in brain-damaged
patients. In his approach, neuropsychological rehabilitation is seen as a hierarchically organised and complex biohybrid system. In the last years, his main focus is on the combination of different types of brain-computer-interfaces, digital technologies
and virtual reality in rehabilitation programs. He is also engaged in improving the quality of psychological research with the aim to overcome the replication crisis and promote fair and rigorous scientific communication as well as guaranteeing an ethical
and responsible use of neurotechnologies.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The <b>Essex BCI-NE Lab webinars series</b> takes place on the first or second Wednesday of the month over Zoom and our webinars are open to all. Speakers are invited to talk about their research for 45-50 minutes followed by a Q&A session/discussion.
<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Where speakers allow it, we record the talks and make them available to everyone on our YouTube channel. You can watch previous talks at:
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@essexbcis">https://www.youtube.com/@essexbcis</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Next speakers:<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Selina Wriessnegger (March 2025) -
<span lang="ES"><a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Y_B7AnAAAAAJ"><span lang="EN-GB">https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Y_B7AnAAAAAJ</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you don’t want to miss our next webinars, please email <a href="mailto:amatra@essex.ac.uk">
amatra@essex.ac.uk</a> to ask to be added to our webinars mailing list.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES">Ana<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES" style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:#EE3424">Dr Ana Matran-Fernandez</span><span lang="ES" style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">
</span><span lang="ES" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PhD</span><span lang="ES" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lecturer in Neural Engineering and Artificial Intelligence</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Department of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering (CSEE)</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">University of Essex</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Office: 5B.539</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">1) I sometimes write emails outside (your) working hours. Please don't take this as an indication that I require an immediate response -
we simply may be working at different times.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">2) Because of the daily high load of emails, I may take some time to reply to you. If it's important, I may take even more time, because
I want to provide an adequate response. If it's urgent, I'll try to reply quickly and maybe just with a very short email. No disrespect, just trying to be efficient - I'd understand if you did the same.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">------------------------</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:#EE3424;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Dr Ana Matran-Fernandez</span><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">PhD</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Lecturer in Neural Engineering and Artificial Intelligence</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Department of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering (CSEE)</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">University of Essex</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Email notices: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">1) I sometimes write emails outside (your) working hours. Please don't take this as an indication
that I require an immediate response - we simply may be working at different times.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">2) Because of the daily high load of emails, I may take some time to reply to you. If it's
important, I may take even more time, because I want to provide an adequate response. If it's urgent, I'll try to reply quickly and maybe just with a very short email. No disrespect, just trying to be efficient - I'd understand if you did the same.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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