When robots commit wrongdoing, people may incorrectly assign the blame
As robots become more autonomous, people will regard them as more responsible for accidental wrongdoing.... Read More...
Neuroethics
Neuroethics articles can cover the ethics of research related to neuroscience, brain research involving ethical choices, fMRI studies, controversial research and other topics to debate.
Sugar’s Sick Secrets: How Industry Forces Have Manipulated Science to Downplay the Harm
UCSF researchers report the food and beverage industries push sugary products while obfuscating the significant health issues added sugars can cause. The findings shed light on sugars' link to disease and exposes industrial tactics to downplay the public health risks of diets too high in sugar.... Read More...
What Does ‘Dead’ Mean? How Should We Define Death?
A new special report raises the question, in light of modern medical developments, whether clinicians should redefine what is meant by the term 'death'.... Read More...
How People Judge Good From Bad
Researchers shed light on how people decide whether certain behaviors are moral or immoral.... Read More...
Using Electrical Brain Stimulation to Foster Creativity
Researchers debate the growing use of tES to enhance creativity, concluding there is a potential value in brain stimulation. However, researchers say, the use of tES raises a number of neuroethical, legal and social issues that must be addressed.... Read More...
Our Shared Reality is Fraying
Researchers report truth is key to normal human interactions and consider how society might be losing its sense of shared reality.... Read More...
Study Tackles Neuroscience Claims to Have Disproved “Free Will”
A new qualitative review calls into question previous findings about the neuroscience of free will.... Read More...
Can Your Brain Testify Against You?
Researchers question the ethical implications of using neuroscience techniques for legal cases.... Read More...
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...
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...
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...
Could Hackers Use Your Brainwaves to Steal your Passwords?
As EEG headsets are growing in popularity with general consumers, researchers are advising better security and safety measures is needed after their study revealed how easy it could be for experienced hackers to break into the system software and monitory brain waves to extract personal information.... Read More...