Neuroethics in the Age of Brain Projects.
Neuroscience advances have brought important ethical questions. The recent launch of two large brain projects, the United States BRAIN Initiative and the European Union Human Brain Project, should accelerate progress in understanding the brain. This article examines neuroethics in those two projects, as well as its exploration by other efforts.
Center for Law and the Biosciences and Stanford Program in Neuroscience and Society, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-8610, USA. Electronic address: hgreely@stanford.edu.
Henry T
HT
Greely
National Institute for Neurological Disease and Stroke, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Khara M
KM
Ramos
Department of Bioethics, Clinical Center, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Christine
C
Grady
D026688:Bioethical Issues; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D009488:Neurosciences / Q000941:ethics*; D014481:United States
BRAIN Initiative; Human Brain Project; brain projects; ethics; neuroethics; neuroscience