Pillar I: Brain Science and the Self |
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Discussions of and challenges to moral responsibility, decision-making, and free will as a result of neurotechnological developments. |
Pillar II: Brain Science and Social Policy |
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Legal or policy challenges, including privacy, legal consequences of behavior, unequal access to innovation, or health care disparities. |
Pillar III: Ethics and Practice of Brain Science |
Research: Discovery |
Empirical studies of the human CNS. |
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Research: Intervention |
Studies of new forms of therapy for disease of the CNS, including drugs, devices and stem cells. |
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Clinical: Discovery |
Development and testing of new diagnostic procedures. |
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Clinical: Intervention |
Development and testing of novel therapeutics. |
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Beyond Clinical: Discovery |
Neurotechnology studies with a non-medical purpose, including lie-detection or neuromarketing. |
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Beyond Clinical: Intervention |
Pursuit of intervention based on non-research, non-clinical discoveries using neurotechnology. |
Pillar IV: Brain Science and Public Discourse |
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Public understanding of brain science; studies of media coverage and scientists-public interactions. |