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  1. The physiology of free will

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, August 2023, Wiley

    Andrea Lavazza

  2. Leveraging autonomous weapon systems: realism and humanitarianism in modern warfare

    Article • Technology in Society, August 2023, Elsevier

    Andrea Lavazza

  3. Human Brain Organoids: Why There Can Be Moral Concerns If They Grow Up in the Lab and Are Transplanted or Destroyed

    Article • Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, June 2023, Cambridge University Press

    Andrea Lavazza

  4. Human cerebral organoids: the ethical stance of scientists

    Article • Stem Cell Research & Therapy, April 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Andrea Lavazza

  5. Philosophical foundation of the right to mental integrity in the age of neurotechnologies

    Article • Neuroethics, March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Andrea Lavazza

  6. Consciousness in a Rotor? Science and Ethics of Potentially Conscious Human Cerebral Organoids

    Article • AJOB Neuroscience, February 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Andrea Lavazza

  7. A Balance of Rights: The Italian Way to the Abortion Controversy

    Article • Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, January 2023, Cambridge University Press

    Andrea Lavazza

  8. Not Too Risky. How to Take a Reasonable Stance on Human Enhancement

    Article • Filosofia Unisinos, November 2022, UNISINOS - Universidade do Vale do Rio Dos Sinos

    Andrea Lavazza

  9. AI and society: a virtue ethics approach

    Article • AI & Society, September 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Andrea Lavazza

  10. Strengthening preparedness against global health threats: A paradigm shift based on One Health approaches

    Article • One Health, June 2022, Elsevier

    Andrea Lavazza

  11. Cerebral Organoids and Biological Hybrids as New Entities in the Moral Landscape

    Article • AJOB Neuroscience, March 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Andrea Lavazza

  12. What if some patients are more “important” than others? A possible framework for Covid-19 and other emergency care situations

    Article • BMC Medical Ethics, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Andrea Lavazza

  13. Memory Modulation Via Non-invasive Brain Stimulation: Status, Perspectives, and Ethical Issues

    Article • Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, March 2022, Frontiers

    Andrea Lavazza

  14. The “One Health” approach in the face of Covid-19: how radical should it be?

    Article • Philosophy Ethics and Humanities in Medicine, February 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Andrea Lavazza

  15. Crystal Ball Health Policies: A Case Against Preventive Testing For Alzheimer’s Disease

    Article • Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, February 2022, Frontiers

    Andrea Lavazza

  16. Neuroethics as a New Kind of Scientific Anthropology

    Article • AJOB Neuroscience, December 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Andrea Lavazza

  17. Advocating for Greater Inclusion of Marginalized and Forgotten Populations in COVID19 Vaccine Rollouts

    Article • International Journal of Public Health, October 2021, Frontiers

    Andrea Lavazza

  18. ‘Consciousnessoids’: clues and insights from human cerebral organoids for the study of consciousness

    Article • Neuroscience of Consciousness, October 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Andrea Lavazza

  19. Dealing with Criminal Behavior: the Inaccuracy of the Quarantine Analogy

    Article • Criminal Law and Philosophy, September 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Andrea Lavazza

  20. Experts, naturalism, and democracy

    Article • Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, September 2021, Wiley

    Andrea Lavazza

  21. What Should We Do With People Who Cannot or Do Not Want to Be Protected From Neurotechnological Threats?

    Article • Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, August 2021, Frontiers

    Andrea Lavazza

  22. The meaning of Freedom after Covid-19

    Article • History & Philosophy of the Life Sciences, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Andrea Lavazza

  23. Can Memory Make a Difference? Reasons for Changing or Not Our Autobiographical Memory

    Article • AJOB Neuroscience, January 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Andrea Lavazza

  24. Knowledge prior to belief: Is extended better than enacted?

    Article • Behavioral and Brain Sciences, January 2021, Cambridge University Press

    Andrea Lavazza

  25. The Virtues Needed by Experts in Action

    Article • Epistemology & Philosophy of Science, January 2021, Philosophy Documentation Center

    Andrea Lavazza

  26. The self and its causal powers between metaphysics and science

    Article • European Journal for Philosophy of Science, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Andrea Lavazza

  27. What We Talk About When We Talk About Morality

    Article • AJOB Neuroscience, October 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Andrea Lavazza

  28. An Evolutionary Explanation for Change in Religious Institutions

    Article • European Journal for Philosophy of Religion, September 2020, Verein zur Forderung der Fachzeitschrift European Journal for Philosophy of Religion

    Andrea Lavazza

  29. Lessons From Italy's and Sweden's Policies in Fighting COVID-19: The Contribution of Biomedical and Social Competences

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, September 2020, Frontiers

    Andrea Lavazza

  30. Human cerebral organoids and consciousness: a double-edged sword

    Article • Bioethics News, September 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Andrea Lavazza

  31. The Role of Experts in the Covid-19 Pandemic and the Limits of Their Epistemic Authority in Democracy

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, July 2020, Frontiers

    Andrea Lavazza

  32. Vampires 2.0? The ethical quandaries of young blood infusion in the quest for eternal life

    Article • Medicine Health Care and Philosophy, May 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Andrea Lavazza

  33. Human cerebral organoids as a new legal and ethical challenge†

    Article • Journal of Law and the Biosciences, January 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Andrea Lavazza

  34. Are we Ready for a “Microbiome-Guided Behaviour” Approach?

    Article • Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, September 2019, Cambridge University Press

    Andrea Lavazza

  35. The Two-Fold Ethical Challenge in the Use of Neural Electrical Modulation

    Article • Frontiers in Neuroscience, June 2019, Frontiers

    Andrea Lavazza

  36. Parental Selective Reproduction: Genome-Editing and Maternal Behavior as a Potential Concern

    Article • Frontiers in Genetics, June 2019, Frontiers

    Andrea Lavazza

  37. Why Cognitive Sciences Do Not Prove That Free Will Is an Epiphenomenon

    Article • Frontiers in Psychology, February 2019, Frontiers

    Andrea Lavazza

  38. Introduction: Moral Enhancement

    Article • Topoi, February 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Andrea Lavazza

  39. Do Neurodegenerative Diseases Affect Creativity? Divergent Thinking in Frontotemporal Dementia and Parkinson’s Disease

    Article • Creativity Research Journal, January 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Giordano D'Urso, Andrea Lavazza

  40. Thought Apprehension: The “True” Self and The Risks of Mind Reading

    Article • AJOB Neuroscience, January 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Andrea Lavazza

  41. Transcranial electrical stimulation for human enhancement and the risk of inequality: Prohibition or compensation?

    Article • Bioethics, August 2018, Wiley

    Andrea Lavazza

  42. If Criminal Intentions Are Nonvoluntary, Mandatory Neurointerventions Might Be Permissible

    Article • AJOB Neuroscience, July 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Andrea Lavazza

  43. Cerebral organoids and consciousness: how far are we willing to go?

    Article • Journal of Medical Ethics, June 2018, BMJ

    Andrea Lavazza

  44. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of the Left Temporal Lobe Modulates Insight

    Article • Creativity Research Journal, April 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Andrea Lavazza

  45. Of Meatballs, Autonomy, and Human Dignity: Neuroethics and the Boundaries of Decision Making Among Persons with Dementia

    Article • AJOB Neuroscience, April 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Andrea Lavazza

  46. Moral Bioenhancement Through Memory-editing: A Risk for Identity and Authenticity?

    Article • Topoi, March 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Andrea Lavazza

  47. Can Neuromodulation also Enhance Social Inequality? Some Possible Indirect Interventions of the State

    Article • Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, March 2017, Frontiers

    Andrea Lavazza