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·April 28, 2017·4 min read

A Need for Neurolaw? Human Rights Laws May Need Revision in Neurotech Future

Researchers propose four new human rights laws that could help protect against exploitation and privacy loss in the age of neurotechnology.

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·December 18, 2015·8 min read

A Stimulus Plan?

New research looks at the growing interest in brain stimulation devices, and reports regulating them may prove to be tricky.

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·January 10, 2024·3 min read

AI Chatbots “Memorize” Copyrighted Poems, Raising Ethical Concerns

AI chatbots, like ChatGPT, are capable of memorizing and reproducing poems, even if they are copyrighted. The research highlights ethical concerns about how AI models are trained, potentially using data scraped from the internet, including copyrighted material.

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·February 20, 2026·9 min read

AI Rebirth: Turning Digital Footprints Into Living Legacies

A new study explores the rise of "AI resurrections," where generative AI reanimates the dead for entertainment, politics, and grieving.

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·October 19, 2022·4 min read

An Animal-Free Method of Creating Human Brain Cells for Research

Researchers have developed a new method to create glutamatergic neuronal cells from SH-SY5Y cells without the use of animal-derived components. The new technique repurposes the B-27 growth supplement. This is the first time SH-SY5Y cells have been transformed into glutamatergic neuronal cells, researchers report.

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·May 6, 2016·2 min read

Biotech Companies Given Green Light to Attempt to Regenerate Brains of the Dead

CORDIS reports two US based biotech companies have been granted ethical permission to attempt to regenerate the brains of people declared clinically dead from TBI.

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·May 6, 2025·3 min read

Bodily Awareness Guides Moral Decision-Making

New research shows that people’s sensitivity to their internal bodily signals influences how closely they align with group moral preferences in dilemmas. Participants who were more aware of their heartbeat and internal states tended to make ethical choices that matched the group consensus.

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·January 31, 2020·5 min read

Brain imaging provides little insight in insanity evaluation

Neuroimaging technology has limited applicability when assessing a defendant's sanity, a new study reports.

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·December 10, 2022·7 min read

Brain-Computer Interfaces Could Allow Soldiers to Control Weapons With Their Thoughts and Turn Off Their Fear

Brain-computer interfaces are currently being used to assist those with neuromuscular disorders in regaining everyday functions such as mobility and communication. The military is developing BCI technology to aid members in rapid response to threats. Researchers investigate the ethical questions of using neurotech such as BCI on the battle field.