Can Your Brain Testify Against You?
Researchers question the ethical implications of using neuroscience techniques for legal cases.... Read More...
ethics
From Healthcare to Warfare: How to Regulate Brain Technology
University of Basel bioethicists have outlined a new biosecurity framework for neurotechnology. They call for regulations to protect the mental privacy and integrity of those the technologies are used on.... Read More...
Mirror Neuron Activity Predicts People’s Decision Making in Moral Dilemmas
UCLA researchers investigated how the brain responds when people watch other experience painful events. The study reports neural responses predict whether people will be inclined to avoid causing harm to others when faced with moral dilemmas.... Read More...
Experts Call for Ethics Rules to Protect Privacy and Free Will As Brain Implants Advance
Researchers call for regulations and ethical guidelines to help protect personal privacy and autonomy for those who use neurotechnologies.... Read More...
High Moral Reasoning Associated With Increased Reward System Activity
University of Pennsylvania researchers report people who report higher levels of moral reasoning show increased activity in brain areas associated with reward. The study may improve understanding as to why some people are more likely to engage in prosocial behaviors.... Read More...
Study Examines Tolerance of Political Lies for Shared Views
According to researchers, people tend to be more lenient towards politicians' lies when they believe a specific political stance is morally correct. Researchers suggest supporters perceive the lies to be a necessary means to achieve a higher moral end.... Read More...
If a Brain Can Be Caught Lying, Should We Admit That Evidence to Court?
As technology is improving and becoming more accurate at deciphering whether a person is lying or telling the truth, researchers debate whether such technology should be used in legal cases.... Read More...
Empowering Robots for Ethical Behavior
A new Frontiers in Robotics and AI study outlines a concept called Empowerment that may allow robots to adhere to self preservation while serving and protecting humans.... Read More...
Who Is Responsible If a Brain-Controlled Robot Drops a Baby?
As brain controlled robots and neuroprosthetics are rapidly growing in popularity, researchers impress the need to create guidelines to help insure safe and beneficial use of brain machine interactions. ... Read More...
Mind Changing Can Be Risky
Leaders who use moral arguments over pragmatic ones as a basis of their position, but later change their minds, may be judged more harshly, a new study reports.... Read More...
Ill Gotten Gains Are Worth Less in the Brain
According to a new study, the brain responds less to rewards gained from immoral acts than it does to ethically earned rewards.... Read More...
Tests Can Help Quantify Automatic Empathy and Moral Intuitions
Researchers have developed new tests and math models to help quantify automatic moral and empathetic judgement.... Read More...