Bioethics, technology and human dignity: the Roman Catholic viewpoint -- Robotics and artificial intelligence: Jewish ethical perspectives -- Ethics in the use of new medical technologies for neurosurgery: “Islamic viewpoint” -- Shadow of Buddhism and Shintoism in neurosurgical practice in Japan -- Current status of medical technology -- Uncertainty in diffusion tensor based fibre tracking -- Robotics in neurosurgery: which tools for what? -- Computer- and robot-aided head surgery -- Telecontrolled micromanipulator system (NeuRobot) for minimally invasive neurosurgery -- Usefulness of intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging for glioma surgery -- Intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging in neurosurgery: the Brigham concept -- Intraoperative high-field MRI: anatomical and functional imaging -- Intraoperative MR imaging: preliminary results with 3 tesla MR system.