Frontiers in Communication (Dec 2022)
Neuroscience is ready for neuroethics engagement
- Jayatri Das,
- Cynthia Forlini,
- Darrell M. Porcello,
- Darrell M. Porcello,
- Karen S. Rommelfanger,
- Karen S. Rommelfanger,
- Arleen Salles,
- Arleen Salles,
- Global Neuroethics Summit Delegates,
- Nargis Akter,
- Ankeny Rachel,
- Toshiyuki Araki,
- Fumie Arie,
- Tasia Asakawa,
- Allyson J. Bennett,
- Lise Bitsch,
- Olivia Carter,
- Jayatri Das,
- Cynthia Forlini,
- Cynthia Forlini,
- Miyako Fukuda,
- Tamami Fukushi,
- Saskia Hendriks,
- Karen Herrera-Ferra,
- Marcello Ienca,
- Judy Illes,
- Sung-Jin Jeong,
- Johnson L. Syd,
- Paul-Howard Jones,
- So Yoon Kim,
- Joan Leach,
- Megumi Maruyama,
- Agnes McMahon,
- Caroline Montojo,
- Kentaro Morita,
- Katsuki Nakamura,
- Eisuke Nakazawa,
- Cliodhna O'Connor,
- Mu-ming Poo,
- Darrell M. Porcello,
- Khara Ramos,
- Linda Richards,
- Karen S. Rommelfanger,
- Norihiro Sadato,
- Arleen Salles,
- Reiko Shimizu,
- Brooke Smith,
- Stepheni Uh,
- Huimin Wang,
- Samantha White,
- Windy Yi Wang,
- Jie Yin
Affiliations
- Jayatri Das
- The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA, United States
- Cynthia Forlini
- School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
- Darrell M. Porcello
- Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States
- Darrell M. Porcello
- Children's Creativity Museum, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Karen S. Rommelfanger
- Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
- Karen S. Rommelfanger
- Institute of Neuroethics Think and Do Tank, Atlanta, GA, United States
- Arleen Salles
- Center for Research Ethics and Bioethics, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Arleen Salles
- NeuroeticaBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Global Neuroethics Summit Delegates
- Nargis Akter
- Ankeny Rachel
- Toshiyuki Araki
- Fumie Arie
- Tasia Asakawa
- Allyson J. Bennett
- Lise Bitsch
- Olivia Carter
- Jayatri Das
- Cynthia Forlini
- Cynthia Forlini
- Miyako Fukuda
- Tamami Fukushi
- Saskia Hendriks
- Karen Herrera-Ferra
- Marcello Ienca
- Judy Illes
- Sung-Jin Jeong
- Johnson L. Syd
- Paul-Howard Jones
- So Yoon Kim
- Joan Leach
- Megumi Maruyama
- Agnes McMahon
- Caroline Montojo
- Kentaro Morita
- Katsuki Nakamura
- Eisuke Nakazawa
- Cliodhna O'Connor
- Mu-ming Poo
- Darrell M. Porcello
- Khara Ramos
- Linda Richards
- Karen S. Rommelfanger
- Norihiro Sadato
- Arleen Salles
- Reiko Shimizu
- Brooke Smith
- Stepheni Uh
- Huimin Wang
- Samantha White
- Windy Yi Wang
- Jie Yin
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2022.909964
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 7
Abstract
Neuroscience research has been expanding, providing new insights into brain and nervous system function and potentially transformative technological applications. In recent years, there has been a flurry of prominent international scientific academies and intergovernmental organizations calling for engagement with different publics on social, ethical, and regulatory issues related to neuroscience and neurotechnology advances. Neuroscientific activities and outputs are value-laden; they reflect the cultural, ethical, and political values that are prioritized in different societies at a given time and impact a variety of publics beyond the laboratory. The focus on engagement in neuroscience recognizes the breadth and significance of current neuroscience research whilst acknowledging the need for a neuroethical approach that explores the epistemic and moral values influencing the neuroscientific agenda. The field of neuroethics is characterized by its focus on the social, legal, and philosophical implications of neuroscience including its impact on cultural assumptions about the cognitive experience, identity, consciousness, and decision-making. Here, we outline a proposal for neuroethics engagement that reflects an enhanced and evolving understanding of public engagement with neuroethical issues to create opportunities to share ideation, decision-making, and collaboration in neuroscience endeavors for the benefit of society. We demonstrate the synergies between public engagement and neuroethics scholarship and activities that can guide neuroethics engagement.
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