The event aims at developing the debate on the philosophy of neuroscience on Brazilian soil, generating an increase in research production and publication in the area at a qualitative and quantitative level, and aims to build partnerships with leading international institutions, enabling the attraction of financial resources and equipment from such partnerships, in addition to gaining academic excellence in research. Even though there are notable research efforts in the area in Brazil, an event of this magnitude allows us not only to expose the quality of these diligent investigative efforts to the scrutiny of internationally renowned researchers, who can collaborate with constructive criticisms of the national production, but also to provide national research with the gain of knowledge at a level of excellence from some of the world's greatest authorities in lhe area in question. ln this way, technical-scientific partnerships and international collaborations can also be enhanced, generating access to resources, equipment and funds. The contact between the national research community in the area and the leading international research community allows for lhe enhancement of theoretical and practical research opportunities in the area. Furthermore, researchers at the beginning of their careers and in development benefit from the discovery of new possibilities and international collaborations. ln addition to a general development of academic production in the area of philosophy of neuroscience, the specific themes of decision-making and responsibility and their ethical, moral and legal implications, pillars of Western civilizalion since the advent of monotheistic religions and which permeate the history of philosophy as classic problems, bring gains to the creation of public and private policies in the judicial, economic and public health areas, allowing an update of the debate on the rationality of action, from a well-informed point of view of the potentialities and limitations of human action involved in decision-making processes.
