title: What will this do to me and my brain? Ethical issues in brain-to-brain interfacing.
abstract: Recent brain-to-brain interfacing studies provide proof of principle for the feasibility of various forms of direct information transfer between two brains, and may lead to the development of new approaches involving memory, emotions, or senses. What makes brain-to-brain interfaces unique is the transfer of information representing specific messages directly from one brain to another, without involving any activity of the peripheral nervous system or senses. The article discusses ethical issues that arise in neural interfacing. The focus is on the implications that brain-to-brain interfaces may have on the individual at the recipient side.
authors.affiliation: Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hildt
keywords: agency; brain-to-brain interfaces; cross species experiments; ethics; personal identity; research ethics