title: The Human Brain Project: social and ethical challenges.
abstract: Focusing on the Human Brain Project, I discuss some social and ethical challenges raised by such programs of research: the possibility of a unified knowledge of "the brain," balancing privacy and the public good, dilemmas of "dual use," brain-computer interfaces, and "responsible research and innovation" in governance of emerging technologies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Science, Health and Medicine, King's College, London, WC2R 2LS, UK. Electronic address: nikolas.rose@kcl.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Nikolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rose
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000941:ethics* / Q000639:trends; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy; D062207:Brain-Computer Interfaces / Q000941:ethics* / Q000639:trends; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000941:ethics / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D011603:Psychophysiology / Q000941:ethics / Q000639:trends; D012941:Social Responsibility