On the Necessity of Ethical Guidelines for Novel Neurotechnologies.
Because novel neurotechnologies may alter human identity and society in profound ways, we advocate for the early integration of ethics into neurotechnology. We recommend developing and adopting a set of guidelines, like the Belmont Report on human subject research, as a framework for development and use of brain-related technologies.
Department of Philosophy, and Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. Electronic address: sgoering@uw.edu.
Sara
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Goering
Neurotechnology Center, Kavli Institute of Brain Science, Department of Biological Sciences and Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA. Electronic address: rmy5@columbia.edu.
Rafael
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Yuste
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology; D006805:Human Experimentation; D006801:Humans; D009434:Neural Pathways; D009462:Neurology / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D009488:Neurosciences / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends