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Previous discussions in the field of neuroethics have ignored the ever-growing neuroscientific interpretation of sex differences in brains. If there are indeed significant differences in the brains of men and women, and in the brains of boys and girls, the ethical and...

Indeed, there is a growing need for neuroethics and neuroscience to work together to better identify and analyse the ethical issues that arise in brain research. Equally important, however, is their collaboration in providing the necessary conceptual...

Autonomy is considered a fundamental principle of the doctor-patient relationship: in general, people have the right to be treated according to their informed preferences and wishes. However, there are situations related to cognitive disorders where it is no longer clear whether the patient...

According to a well-known distinction, neuroethics includes the neuroscience of ethics and the ethics of neuroscience. In neuroethics, these two parts have given rise to separate lines of enquiry, and there has been no discussion of how the two parts overlap. In this article, the author attempts to relate ...

Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) is an important ethical, legal and policy theme of the European Commission. Although it is variously defined, it is generally understood as an interactive process that involves researchers and innovators having to respond to each other's...

In Neuroethics at 15: The Current and Future Environment for Neuroethics, the Emerging Issues Task Force provides an overview of current and future neuroethics topics and foreseeable challenges facing the field. The authors note,...

Recent advances in biomedicine that make use of machine learning have shown promising results in identifying psychosis by automatically analysing speech and social media usage patterns, Indeed, in a few years' time, such artificial methods...

Decisions about end-of-life care and participation in clinical trials of patients with disorders of consciousness begin with diagnostic discernment. Careful differentiation between brain conditions clarifies the ethical duties and responsibilities of physicians. A key element...

Neuroscience research has become a national priority for the Korean government. Korean scholars are interested in the social implications of neurotechnology; Neuroethics is an integral part of the Korea Brain Initiative and the formation of its growing community of...

This report reviews developments in addiction neuroscience and explores how these may affect the way in which drug problems are perceived and treated, and considers ethical issues relevant to drug policy in Europe....

Research in neuroethics intersects with dynamic academic disciplines in the sciences, engineering and humanities. On the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the International Neuroethics Society, this article identifies current and future...

In bioethics, the first decade of the 21st century was characterised by the emergence of interest in the ethical, legal and social aspects of neuroscientific research. At the same time, there has been a steady expansion of topics and phenomena addressed by neuroscientists and...

Bioethics began when interdisciplinary scientists joined biomedical institutions to serve on newly formed bioethics committees and hospital ethics committees. These were outsiders, and their presence was initially opposed by...

The emergence of the discipline of 'neuroethics' is an intriguing development from the perspective of the sociology of medicine, science and bioethics. Despite calls for greater social science engagement with neuroethics, little attention has been paid to it so far. In order for sociologists to reflect ...