neuroethics

On June 1, 2026, the International Brain Initiative (IBI) and the World Women in Neuroscience (WWN) hosted the second session of the event series, NeuroFuture: Conversations on Women Advancing Neuroscience Worldwide, on brain, technology, and ethics. The webinar featured panelists Drs. Jennifer A. Chandler (University of Ottawa, Canada), Laura Y. Cabrera (Pennsylvania State University, USA), […] …

Essay I explores brain machine interface technologies. These make direct communication between the brain and a machine possible by means of electrical stimuli. This essay reviews the existing and emerging technologies in this field and offers an inquiry into the ethical problems that are likely to emerge. Essay II, co-written with professor Sven-Ove Hansson, presents a novel procedure to engage t…

First Page 1121 Recommended Citation John M. Conley & Rami Major, Overview: Neuroscience and the Law, 104 N.C. L. Rev. 1121 (2026). Available at: https://scholarship.law.unc.edu/nclr/vol104/iss5/2 1121 John M. Conley & Rami Major, Overview: Neuroscience and the Law, 104 N.C. L. Rev. 1121 (2026). Available at: https://scholarship.law.unc.edu/nclr/vol104/iss5/2

Biomedical moral enhancement seeks to adapt human morality to contemporary global challenges. This is to be achieved, among other means, through pharmacological, technological, or genetic interventions that modify so-called core moral dispositions. Although the specific list remains contested, most proposals assume that these dispositions are conceptually and, within cognitive neuroscience, ontol…

AI-driven brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), including closed-loop and affective systems, are usually evaluated through restored function, decoding accuracy, user control, mental privacy, autonomy, agency, responsibility, and identity. These concerns are indispensable but begin too late if the decisive ethical event occurs before a neural, bodily, affective, attentional, or motor disturbance becom…

_Neuroethics_ 19. 2026Both scientists and philosophers have increasingly focused on the prospect of moral neuroenhancement—the use of neurotechnologies or psychoactive substances to facilitate moral improvement. Recent scholarship distinguishes between two main approaches: direct moral neuroenhancement, which seeks to implant specific moral beliefs, motives, or behaviors, and indirect moral neuro…

“Engaging multi-perspective groups in neurotechnology discovery, innovation, and research fosters ethical problem solving, epistemic justice, governance implementation… and cultural sensitivity and reflexivity.” — Karen Rommelfanger The post How Georgia Tech’s Institute for Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Society is integrating lived experience into research and education appeared first on Civ…

(Politico) – A battle is looming not just over privacy, but the future of the human species. Ownership of extensive neural data can be used to do anything from serve extremely targeted ads to surveil or manipulate consumers’ behavior. The … Read More

As neuroscience continues to shape areas such as education, law and public policy, questions around ethics, public trust and societal impact are becoming increasingly important. In a recent interview with Nature, the Dana Foundation discusses why brain science must evolve beyond the laboratory and become more connected to communities and real-world challenges. The conversation explores […] The po…

_Asian Bioethics Review_:1-31. 2026Human brain organoids (HBOs) are three-dimensional structures derived from human stem cells that model aspects of brain development and function, offering potentially unprecedented opportunities for studying neurological disorders and for developing treatments. This consensus paper presents recommendations from the Asia Pacific Neuroethics Working Group, develop…

_Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics_:1-11. 2026Neural organoids derived from pluripotent stem cells have sparked ethical debate because, it is claimed, they could be sentient, or could develop sentience. We critically assess three routes for defending such a possibility: analogy with known sentient organisms, inference from neural function using leading theories of consciousness, and founda…

_Hermes_:1-10. 2026This paper examines the Aristotelian framework of act and potency in relation to human moral agency and evaluates its implications in the context of AI-mediated neuroenhancement. Drawing on Aristotle’s account of energeia as the intrinsic actualization of rational potential grounded in the soul as formal and final cause, the paper argues that human agency consists in a unified …

Why neuroethics matters in the age of brain technology Posted on 1 April 2026 A new episode of NeuroSociety Stories features neuroethics pioneer Karen Rommelfanger in conversation with Caroline Montojo, exploring why neuroethics matters in the age of brain technology. In this episode, Rommelfanger reflects on her journey into the field and highlights the growing importance of embedding ethical th…

The International Brain Initiative (IBI) Crosscultural Working Group, together with the UN Human Rights Council’s Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, co-organized a side event titled “Data Sovereignty and the Right to Development for Indigenous Peoples” during the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. […] The post International Bra…

Your brain for sale? The new frontier of neural data Alberto Rinaldi, Lund University and Johan Mårtensson, Lund University Mohammed F. Alzuhair, Durham University Domenico Vicinanza, Anglia Ruskin University George Kafetzis, University of Sussex and Dan Nilsson, Lund University Tullia Jack, Lund University Ed Macaulay, Queen Mary University of London Kevin Collins, The Open University

Whatever disagreements neuroethicists have, they all presuppose the annoying multiplicity of brains that somehow generate minds. Not so in Vince Galligan’s new streaming series Pluribus. A coded message from deep... The post The Benign Zombies of Pluribus appeared first on The Hastings Center for Bioethics .

Neuroscience experts convened in Asilomar to talk through guidelines around ethical research on human neural organoids. Read More The post As Neural Organoid Research Accelerates, Scientists Discuss Ethics appeared first on Duke University Science & Society .

Diverse initiatives spanning policy, education, and community-engaged research are emerging in neurotechnology, underscoring the importance of continued characterization. The post Neurotechnology: engaging local communities in its creation and use appeared first on Civic Science Media Lab .

Ethicists say AI-powered advances will threaten the privacy and autonomy of people who use neurotechnology. Read More The post Mind-reading devices can now predict preconscious thoughts: is it time to worry? appeared first on Duke University Science & Society .