Ethical and Legal Issues in Neurology: Chapter 26. The ethics of surgically invasive neuroscience research

Ethical and Legal Issues in Neurology: Chapter 26. The ethics of surgically invasive neuroscience research
ISBN-10
0128080884
ISBN-13
9780128080887
Series
Ethical and Legal Issues in Neurology
Category
Medical
Pages
472
Language
English
Published
2014-01-09
Publisher
Elsevier Inc. Chapters
Authors
Paul J. Ford, Abhishek Deshpande

Description

A clear understanding of distinctions and definitions is necessary before determining which types of surgically invasive neuroscience research should be permitted and how the experimental protocols can properly be undertaken. A failure to clarify the ethical distinctions in invasive neuroscience research hinders attempts at ethical analysis and guidance. At least four main distinctions need to be addressed: “invasiveness” as an important moral characteristic; special brain–mind-related risks; research participant selection; and ideologic interpretation of human function. Harm and not invasiveness is the metric by which to measure the ethical permissibility of research. Because of a class of harms to minds and selves, special attention should be paid to value considerations. These considerations need to be addressed by researchers, funders, and review boards to create proper safeguards from conception of research through final application of results.

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