Topic
Neuroethics research, explained
5 open-access neuroethics studies, each with a flashcard deck and a quiz.
- What does it feel like to act through a brain-computer interface?
People with paralysis who used brain-computer interfaces felt like the authors of the device's actions and valued the social role it gave them, but were unsure who was to blame when it failed.
- Should DBS personality-change ethics shrink?
Personality, identity, agency, authenticity and self (PIAAAS) changes after DBS look rare in first-hand studies, so neuroethics should deflate the bubble without ignoring the remaining philosophical questions.
- How do families react to scans showing hidden consciousness?
Families of severely brain-injured patients mostly understood and valued scan results about hidden awareness, with little sign of the false hope ethicists feared.
- Can brain data help us tell who we are?
Information from neurotechnologies can be a tool for building a coherent, inhabitable identity — so ethics must ask how we ourselves access it, not only how others use it.
- When does memory editing threaten authenticity?
On a dual-basis process view of a narrative self, deleting factual memory content can threaten authenticity, while stripping sensory vividness often does not.