Neuroscience, neurotechnology and neurorights:
humanity at the crossroads

July 30 and 31, 2025

At a time when the capabilities to observe, modify, or even intervene in brain activity are developing at a rapid pace, this meeting raises a profound reflection on the scientific, ethical, legal, and social challenges that emerge from these advances.

New horizons

Through an interdisciplinary approach, this meeting will address three fundamental axes: neuroscience, understood as the knowledge of brain mechanisms; neurotechnology, as the set of tools that allows interaction with the brain; and neurorights, a new legal field intended to protect privacy and mental identity in the digital age.

This course highlights the Campus's commitment to linking cutting-edge knowledge with an ethical and humanistic commitment, within the framework of a city that symbolizes coexistence, respect, and cultural and scientific innovation.

San Cristóbal de La Laguna, a UNESCO World Heritage city, stands out for its rich history, culture, and academic heritage. Its reputation as a city of thought and science makes it a privileged environment for advancing the frontiers of neuroscience, fostering reflection, learning, and the exchange of ideas in an inspiring setting.

The course is taught in person or can be followed live online.

Course program:
Neuroscience, neurotechnology and neurorights: Humanity at the crossroads

Conference. Neuroimaging and neurotherapies in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Neuroscience, neurotechnology and neurorights
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 |
10:00 - 11:15
Santo Domingo Convent, Chapter House
Katya Rubia is Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and Deputy Director of the Department of Child Psychiatry/Pears Maudsley Centre for Young People at King's College London, UK.

Conference. Neurotechnology: With great power comes great responsibility

Neuroscience, neurotechnology and neurorights
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 |
11:45 - 13:00
Santo Domingo Convent, Chapter House
Guiomar Niso Galán. She is the Director of the Neuroimaging Group at the Cajal Institute of the CSIC (Spanish National Research Council).

Conference. Neuro-workplace rights: Neurotechnology arrives in the workplace

Neuroscience, neurotechnology and neurorights
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 |
13:00 - 14:15
Santo Domingo Convent, Chapter House
Jesús Rafael Mercader Uguina. Professor of Labor Law and Social Security at the Carlos III University of Madrid.

Neuroscience for Everyday Life Seminar

Neuroscience, neurotechnology and neurorights
Thursday, July 31, 2025 |
10:00 - 11:15
Teatro Leal
Seminar on brain health and cognitive processes, with the participation of researchers from the ULL and moderated by Ernesto Pereda.

Closing Conference: "The new neurotechnologies: implications for science, medicine and society" 

Neuroscience, neurotechnology and neurorights
Thursday, July 31, 2025 |
11:45 - 13:00
Teatro Leal
Rafael Yuste closes the campus with a conference on the new neurotecnologies and their implications.