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Psychedelic Therapy as Form of Life Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Nicolas Langlitz, Alex K. Gearin
In the historical context of a crisis in biological psychiatry, psychedelic drugs paired with psychotherapy are globally re-emerging in research clinics as a potential transdiagnostic therapy for treating mood disorders, addictions, and other forms of psychological distress. The treatments are poised to soon shift from clinical trials to widespread service delivery in places like Australia, North America
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The Case Against Organoid Consciousness Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 James Croxford, Tim Bayne
Neural organoids are laboratory-generated entities that replicate certain structural and functional features of the human brain. Most neural organoids are disembodied—completely decoupled from sensory input and motor output. As such, questions about their potential capacity for consciousness are exceptionally difficult to answer. While not disputing the need for caution regarding certain neural organoid
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Ethical Implications of the Impact of Fracking on Brain Health Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Ava Grier, Judy Illes
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Giving Consent to the Ineffable Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Daniel Villiger
A psychedelic renaissance is currently taking place in mental healthcare. The number of psychedelic-assisted therapy trials is growing steadily, and some countries already grant psychiatrists special permission to use psychedelics in non-research contexts under certain conditions. These clinical advances must be accompanied by ethical inquiry. One pressing ethical question involves whether patients
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Safeguarding Users of Consumer Mental Health Apps in Research and Product Improvement Studies: an Interview Study Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-29
Abstract Mental health-related data generated by app users during the routine use of Consumer Mental Health Apps (CMHAs) are being increasingly leveraged for research and product improvement studies. However, it remains unclear which ethical safeguards and practices should be implemented by researchers and app developers to protect users during these studies, and concerns have been raised over their
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Global Versus Local Theories of Consciousness and the Consciousness Assessment Issue in Brain Organoids Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-27 Maxence Gaillard
Any attempt at consciousness assessment in organoids requires careful consideration of the theory of consciousness that researchers will rely on when performing this task. In cognitive neuroscience and the clinic, there are tools and theories used to detect and measure consciousness, typically in human beings, but none of them is neither fully consensual nor fit for the biological characteristics of
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Rewriting the Script: the Need for Effective Education to Address Racial Disparities in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Uptake in BIPOC Communities Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-27 Christi R. P. Sullivan, Alex Henry, Jonathan Lehman, Logan Caola, Ziad Nahas, Alik S. Widge, Laura Y. Cabrera, Anita Randolph, Saydra Wilson
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Patentability of Brain Organoids derived from iPSC– A Legal Evaluation with Interdisciplinary Aspects Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Hannes Wolff
Brain Organoids in their current state of development are patentable. Future brain organoids may face some challenges in this regard, which I address in this contribution. Brain organoids unproblematically fulfil the general prerequisites of patentability set forth in Art. 3 (1) EU-Directive 98/44/EC (invention, novelty, inventive step and susceptibility of industrial application). Patentability is
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What (if anything) morally separates environmental from neurochemical behavioral interventions? Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Viktor Ivanković
Drawing from the literatures on the ethics of nudging and moral bioenhancement, I elaborate several pairs of cases in which one intervention is classified as an environmental behavioral intervention (EBI) and the other as a neurochemical behavioral intervention (NBI) in order to morally compare them. The intuition held by most is that NBIs are by far the more morally troubling kind of influence. However
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Dimensions of Consciousness and the Moral Status of Brain Organoids Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-22 J. Lomax Boyd, Nethanel Lipshitz
Human brain organoids (HBOs) are novel entities that may exhibit unique forms of cognitive potential. What moral status, if any, do they have? Several authors propose that consciousness may hold the answer to this question. Others identify various kinds of consciousness as crucially important for moral consideration, while leaving open the challenge of determining whether HBOs have them. This paper
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When the Trial Ends: The Case for Post-Trial Provisions in Clinical Psychedelic Research Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-06 Edward Jacobs, Ashleigh Murphy-Beiner, Ian Rouiller, David Nutt, Meg J. Spriggs
The ethical value—and to some scholars, necessity—of providing trial patients with post-trial access (PTA) to an investigational drug has been subject to significant attention in the field of research ethics. Although no consensus has emerged, it seems clear that, in some trial contexts, various factors make PTA particularly appropriate. We outline the atypical aspects of psychedelic clinical trials
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Rationales and Approaches to Protecting Brain Data: a Scoping Review Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-04 Anita S. Jwa, Nicole Martinez-Martin
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How to Advance the Debate on the Criminal Responsibility of Antisocial Offenders Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-21 Marko Jurjako, Luca Malatesti, Inti A. Brazil
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The Ethics of Human Brain Organoid Transplantation in Animals Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-04 Masanori Kataoka, Christopher Gyngell, Julian Savulescu, Tsutomu Sawai
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Neurointerventions in Criminal Justice: On the Scope of the Moral Right to Bodily Integrity Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-09-27 V. Tesink, T. Douglas, L. Forsberg, S. Ligthart, G. Meynen
There is growing interest in the use of neurointerventions to reduce the risk that criminal offenders will reoffend. Commentators have raised several ethical concerns regarding this practice. One prominent concern is that, when imposed without the offender’s valid consent, neurointerventions might infringe offenders’ right to bodily integrity. While it is commonly held that we possess a moral right
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Addiction and Volitional Abilities: Stakeholders’ Understandings and their Ethical and Practical Implications Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Marianne Rochette, Matthew Valiquette, Claudia Barned, Eric Racine
Addiction is a common condition affecting millions of people worldwide of which only a small proportion receives treatment. The development and use of healthcare services is influenced by how addiction is understood (e.g., a condition to treat, a shameful condition to stigmatize), notably with respect to how volition is impacted (e.g., addiction as a choice or a disease beyond one’s control). Through
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Brain age Prediction and the Challenge of Biological Concepts of Aging Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-09-23 Jan-Hendrik Heinrichs
Brain age prediction is a relatively new tool in neuro-medicine and the neurosciences. In research and clinical practice, it finds multiple use as a marker for biological age, for general health status of the brain and as an indicator for several brain-based disorders. Its utility in all these tasks depends on detecting outliers and thus failing to correctly predict chronological age. The indicative
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Potential Consciousness of Human Cerebral Organoids: on Similarity-Based Views in Precautionary Discourse Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-09-18 Sarah Diner
Advances in research on human cerebral organoids (HCOs) call for a critical review of current research policies. A challenge for the evaluation of necessary research regulations lies in the severe uncertainty about future trajectories the currently very rudimentary stages of neural cell cultures might take as the technology progresses. To gain insights into organotypic cultures, ethicists, legal scholars
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Why Won’t You Listen To Me? Predictive Neurotechnology and Epistemic Authority Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-08-24 Alessio Tacca, Frederic Gilbert
From epileptic seizures to depressive symptoms, predictive neurotechnologies are used for a large range of applications. In this article we focus on advisory devices; namely, predictive neurotechnology programmed to detect specific neural events (e.g., epileptic seizure) and advise users to take necessary steps to reduce or avoid the impact of the forecasted neuroevent. Receiving advise from a predictive
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Should Moral Bioenhancement Be Covert? A Response to Crutchfield Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-08-22 Louis Austin-Eames
Crutchfield (Crutchfield in Bioethics 33:112–121, [4]) has argued that if moral bioenhancement (MBE) ought to be compulsory, then it ought to be covert. More precisely, they argue that MBE is a public health intervention, and for this reason should be governed by public health ethics. Taking from various public health frameworks, Crutchfield provides an array of values to consider, such as: utility
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The Mystery of Mental Integrity: Clarifying Its Relevance to Neurotechnologies Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-08-21 Hazem Zohny, David M. Lyreskog, Ilina Singh, Julian Savulescu
The concept of mental integrity is currently a significant topic in discussions concerning the regulation of neurotechnologies. Technologies such as deep brain stimulation and brain-computer interfaces are believed to pose a unique threat to mental integrity, and some authors have advocated for a legal right to protect it. Despite this, there remains uncertainty about what mental integrity entails
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Recruitment and Engagement of Indigenous Peoples in Brain-Related Health Research Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-08-12 Miles Schaffrick, Melissa L. Perreault, Louise Harding, Judy Illes
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A Conceptual Framework to Safeguard the Neuroright to Personal Autonomy Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-08-05 José M. Muñoz, Javier Bernácer, Francisco Güell
In this article, we propose a philosophical exploration on the main problems involved in two neurorights that concern autonomous action, namely free will and cognitive liberty, and sketch a possible solution to these problems by resourcing to a holistic interpretation of human actions. First, we expose the main conceptual and practical issues arising from the neuroright to “free will,” which are far
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Hope and Optimism in Pediatric Deep Brain Stimulation: Key Stakeholder Perspectives Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-08-01 Natalie Dorfman, Lilly Snellman, Ynez Kerley, Kristin Kostick-Quenet, Gabriel Lazaro-Munoz, Eric A. Storch, Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby
Introduction Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is utilized to treat pediatric refractory dystonia and its use in pediatric patients is expected to grow. One important question concerns the impact of hope and unrealistic optimism on decision-making, especially in “last resort” intervention scenarios such as DBS for refractory conditions. Objective This study examined stakeholder experiences and perspectives
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Mild Cognitive Impairment in Relation to Alzheimer’s Disease: An Investigation of Principles, Classifications, Ethics, and Problems Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-05 Joseph Lee
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is a diagnostic category indicating cognitive impairment which does not meet diagnostic criteria for dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease. There are public health concerns about Alzheimer’s disease (AD) prompting intervention strategies to respond to predictions about the impacts of ageing populations and cognitive decline. This relationship between MCI and AD rests
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Revisiting Maher’s One-Factor Theory of Delusion Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-06-06 Chenwei Nie
How many factors, i.e. departures from normality, are necessary to explain a delusion? Maher’s classic one-factor theory argues that the only factor is the patient’s anomalous experience, and a delusion arises as a normal explanation of this experience. The more recent two-factor theory, on the other hand, contends that a second factor is also needed, with reasoning abnormality being a potential candidate
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The Role of Family Members in Psychiatric Deep Brain Stimulation Trials: More Than Psychosocial Support Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-05-26 Marion Boulicault, Sara Goering, Eran Klein, Darin Dougherty, Alik S. Widge
Family members can provide crucial support to individuals participating in clinical trials. In research on the “newest frontier” of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)—the use of DBS for psychiatric conditions—family member support is frequently listed as a criterion for trial enrollment. Despite the significance of family members, qualitative ethics research on DBS for psychiatric conditions has focused
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Normality and the Treatment-Enhancement Distinction Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-05-22 Daniel Martín, Jon Rueda, Brian D. Earp, Ivar R. Hannikainen
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Merging Minds: The Conceptual and Ethical Impacts of Emerging Technologies for Collective Minds Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-03-28 David M. Lyreskog, Hazem Zohny, Julian Savulescu, Ilina Singh
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Invasive Neurotechnology: A Study of the Concept of Invasiveness in Neuroethics Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-03-23 Benjamin Collins, Eran Klein
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Philosophical foundation of the right to mental integrity in the age of neurotechnologies Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-03-22 Andrea Lavazza, Rodolfo Giorgi
Neurotechnologies broadly understood are tools that have the capability to read, record and modify our mental activity by acting on its brain correlates. The emergence of increasingly powerful and sophisticated techniques has given rise to the proposal to introduce new rights specifically directed to protect mental privacy, freedom of thought, and mental integrity. These rights, also proposed as basic
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Neurorights as Hohfeldian Privileges Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-01-13 Stephen Rainey
This paper argues that calls for neurorights propose an overcomplicated approach. It does this through analysis of ‘rights’ using the influential framework provided by Wesley Hohfeld, whose analytic jurisprudence is still well regarded in its clarificatory approach to discussions of rights. Having disentangled some unclarities in talk about rights, the paper proposes the idea of ‘novel human rights’
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Mental Integrity in the Attention Economy: in Search of the Right to Attention Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-12-30 Bartlomiej Chomanski
Is it wrong to distract? Is it wrong to direct others’ attention in ways they otherwise would not choose? If so, what are the grounds of this wrong – and, in expounding them, do we have to at once condemn large chunks of contemporary digital commerce (also known as the attention economy)? In what follows, I attempt to cast light on these questions. Specifically, I argue – following the pioneering work
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Brain Death: Still A Puzzle After All These Years Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-12-15 Richard Maundrell
The definition of death as “irreversible coma” was introduced in 1968 by the Harvard University Medical School. It was developed largely in diagnostic terms as the “irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brainstem.” In its review of brain death in 1981, The President’s Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine argued that brain death is consonant with
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The Ethics of Memory Modification: Personal Narratives, Relational Selves and Autonomy Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-11-28 Przemysław Zawadzki
For nearly two decades, ethicists have expressed concerns that the further development and use of memory modification technologies (MMTs)—techniques allowing to intentionally and selectively alter memories—may threaten the very foundations of who we are, our personal identity, and thus pose a threat to our well-being, or even undermine our “humaneness.” This paper examines the potential ramifications
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Neurorights – Do we Need New Human Rights? A Reconsideration of the Right to Freedom of Thought Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-11-23 Nora Hertz
Progress in neurotechnology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) provides unprecedented insights into the human brain. There are increasing possibilities to influence and measure brain activity. These developments raise multifaceted ethical and legal questions. The proponents of neurorights argue in favour of introducing new human rights to protect mental processes and brain data. This article discusses
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Neurorehabilitation of Offenders, Consent and Consequentialist Ethics Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-11-09 Francisco Lara
The new biotechnology raises expectations for modifying human behaviour through its use. This article focuses on the ethical analysis of the not so remote possibility of rehabilitating criminals by means of neurotechnological techniques. The analysis is carried out from a synthetic position of, on the one hand, the consequentialist conception of what is right and, on the other hand, the emphasis on
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Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Pediatric Populations—– Voices from Typically Developing Children and Adolescents and their Parents Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-11-05 Anna Sierawska, Maike Splittgerber, Vera Moliadze, Michael Siniatchkin, Alena Buyx
Background Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a brain stimulation technique currently being researched as an alternative or complimentary treatment for various neurological disorders. There is little knowledge about experiences of the participants of tDCS clinical research, especially from pediatric studies. Methods An interview study with typically developing minors (n = 19, mean age
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Challenges to the Diagnosis of Functional Neurological Disorder: Feigning, Intentionality, and Responsibility Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-10-22 Xenos L. Mason
The diagnosis of Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) requires differentiation from other neurologic diseases/syndromes, and from the comparatively rare diagnosis of feigning (Malingering and Factitious Disorder). Analyzing the process of diagnosing FND reveals a necessary element of presumption, which I propose underlies some of the uncertainty, discomfort, and stigma associated with this diagnosis
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Present and Emerging Ethical Issues with tDCS use: A Summary and Review Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-10-17 Parker Day, Jack Twiddy, Veljko Dubljević
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Opportunity Cost or Opportunity Lost: An Empirical Assessment of Ethical Concerns and Attitudes of EEG Neurofeedback Users Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-09-23 Louiza Kalokairinou, Rebekah Choi, Ashwini Nagappan, Anna Wexler
Background Electroencephalography (EEG) neurofeedback is a type of biofeedback that purportedly teaches users how to control their brainwaves. Although neurofeedback is currently offered by thousands of providers worldwide, its provision is contested, as its effectiveness beyond a placebo effect is unproven. While scholars have voiced numerous ethical concerns about neurofeedback—regarding opportunity
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Societal Collapse and Intergenerational Disparities in Suffering Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-08-27 Parker Crutchfield
The collapse of society is inevitable, even if it is in the distant future. When it collapses, it is likely to do so within the lifetimes of some people. These people will have matured in pre-collapse society, experience collapse, and then live the remainder of their lives in the post-collapse world. I argue that this group of people—the transitional generation—will be the worst off from societal collapse
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The Unintended Consequences of Chile’s Neurorights Constitutional Reform: Moving beyond Negative Rights to Capabilities Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-08-24 Joseph J. Fins
As scholars envision a new regulatory or statutory neurorights schema it is important to imagine unintended consequences if reforms are implemented before their implications are fully understood. This paper critically evaluates provisions proposed for a new Chilean Constitution and evaluates this movement against efforts to improve the diagnosis of, and treatment for, individuals with disorders of
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Engagement, Exploitation, and Human Intracranial Electrophysiology Research Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-08-13 Michelle T. Pham, Nader Pouratian, Ashley Feinsinger
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Informal Caregivers of Patients with Disorders of Consciousness: a Qualitative Study of Communication Experiences and Information Needs with Physicians Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-07-23 Karoline Boegle, Marta Bassi, Angela Comanducci, Katja Kuehlmeyer, Philipp Oehl, Theresa Raiser, Martin Rosenfelder, Jaco Diego Sitt, Chiara Valota, Lina Willacker, Andreas Bender, Eva Grill
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The Impossibility of a Moral Right to Privacy Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-06-28 Ingmar Persson, Julian Savulescu
This paper clarifies and defends against criticism our argument in Unfit for the Future that there is no moral right to privacy. A right to privacy is conceived as a right that others do not acquire information about us that we reserve for ourselves and selected others. Information acquisition itself is distinguished from the means used to acquire it and the uses to which the information is put. To
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Against Aggression? Revisiting an Overlooked Contender for Moral Bioenhancement Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-06-16 Cohen Marcus Lionel Brown
In moral bioenhancement (MBE) discourse, aggression has been identified as one potential target of biomedical intervention. Early suggestions that aggression might be modulated to improve moral outcomes were met with strong opposition from those claiming it is impossible to modulate aggression without harming traits of distinct social and agential value. If we are to preclude (or endorse) particular
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Identifying the Presence of Ethics Concepts in Chronic Pain Research: A Scoping Review of Neuroscience Journals Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-06-14 Rajita Sharma, Samuel A. Dale, Sapna Wadhawan, Melanie Anderson, Daniel Z. Buchman
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Towards a Governance Framework for Brain Data Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-06-03 Marcello Ienca, Joseph J. Fins, Ralf J. Jox, Fabrice Jotterand, Silja Voeneky, Roberto Andorno, Tonio Ball, Claude Castelluccia, Ricardo Chavarriaga, Hervé Chneiweiss, Agata Ferretti, Orsolya Friedrich, Samia Hurst, Grischa Merkel, Fruzsina Molnár-Gábor, Jean-Marc Rickli, James Scheibner, Effy Vayena, Rafael Yuste, Philipp Kellmeyer
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Trust and Psychedelic Moral Enhancement Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-05-25 Emma C. Gordon
Moral enhancement proposals struggle to be both plausible and ethically defensible while nevertheless interestingly distinct from both cognitive enhancement as well as (mere) moral education. Brian Earp (Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplement 83:415–439, 12) suggests that a promising middle ground lies in focusing on the (suitably qualified) use of psychedelics as adjuncts to moral development. But
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Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease: Why Earlier Use Makes Shared Decision Making Important Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-04-24 Jaime Montemayor, Harini Sarva, Karen Kelly-Blake, Laura Y. Cabrera
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The Illusion of Agency in Human–Computer Interaction Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-04-05 Michael Madary
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Moral Neuroenhancement for Prisoners of War Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 Blake Hereth
Moral agential neuroenhancement (MANE) can transform us into better people. However, critics of MB raise four central objections to MANEs use: (1) It destroys moral freedom; (2) it kills one moral agent and replaces them with another, better agent; (3) it carries significant risk of infection and illness; (4) it benefits society but not the enhanced person; and (5) it’s wrong to experiment on nonconsenting
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The Case of Hannah Capes: How Much Does Consciousness Matter? Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-03-15 Lois Shepherd, C. William Pike, Jesse B. Persily, Mary Faith Marshall
A recent legal case involving an ambiguous diagnosis in a woman with a severe disorder of consciousness raises pressing questions about treatment withdrawal in a time when much of what experts know about disorders of consciousness is undergoing revision and refinement. How much should diagnostic certainty about consciousness matter? For the judge who refused to allow withdrawal of artificial nutrition
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Do Different Kinds of Minds Need Different Kinds of Services? Qualitative Results from a Mixed-Method Survey of Service Preferences of Autistic Adults and Parents Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-03-11 M. Ariel Cascio, Eric Racine
Many services can assist autistic people, such as early intervention, vocational services, or support groups. Scholars and activists debate whether such services should be autism-specific or more general/inclusive/mainstream. This debate rests on not only clinical reasoning, but also ethical and social reasoning about values and practicalities of diversity and inclusion. This paper presents qualitative
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Correction to: Human Brain Organoids and Consciousness Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-02-28 Takuya Niikawa,Yoshiyuki Hayashi,Joshua Shepherd,Tsutomu Sawai
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Neuroenhancements in the Military: A Mixed-Method Pilot Study on Attitudes of Staff Officers to Ethics and Rules Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-02-28 Sebastian Sattler, Edward Jacobs, Ilina Singh, David Whetham, Imre Bárd, Jonathan Moreno, Gian Galeazzi, Agnes Allansdottir
Utilising science and technology to maximize human performance is often an essential feature of military activity. This can often be focused on mission success rather than just the welfare of the individuals involved. This tension has the potential to threaten the autonomy of soldiers and military physicians around the taking or administering of enhancement neurotechnologies (e.g., pills, neural implants
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Memory Modification and Authenticity: A Narrative Approach Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-02-16 Muriel Leuenberger
The potential of memory modification techniques (MMTs) has raised concerns and sparked a debate in neuroethics, particularly in the context of identity and authenticity. This paper addresses the question whether and how MMTs influence authenticity. I proceed by drawing two distinctions within the received views on authenticity. From this, I conclude that an analysis of MMTs based on a dual-basis, process
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Unlocking the Voices of Patients with Severe Brain Injury Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-02-11 Andrew Peterson, Kevin Mintz, Adrian M. Owen
This paper critically examines whether patients with severe brain injury, who can only communicate through assistive neuroimaging technologies, may permissibly participate in medical decisions. We examine this issue in the context of a unique case study from the Brain and Mind Institute at the University of Western Ontario. First, we describe how the standard approach to medical decision making might
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Preserving Narrative Identity for Dementia Patients: Embodiment, Active Environments, and Distributed Memory Neuroethics (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-02-09 Richard Heersmink
One goal of this paper is to argue that autobiographical memories are extended and distributed across embodied brains and environmental resources. This is important because such distributed memories play a constitutive role in our narrative identity. So, some of the building blocks of our narrative identity are not brain-bound but extended and distributed. Recognising the distributed nature of memory