Journal of Human Rights Practice,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 5, 2024
Abstract
The
way
in
which
neurotechnology
interferes
with
the
human
mind
by
enabling
reverse
inferences
of
mental
states
and
alterations
processes,
is
a
source
significant
concern.
Both
rights
scholars
international
regional
institutions
are
actively
examining
safeguards
needed
to
address
these
concerns
protect
mind.
Central
this
exploration
question
how
law
should
formally
establish
safeguards:
through
introduction
neurorights
as
new
stand-alone
rights,
or
deriving
form
existing
rights?
This
article
seeks
contrast
arguments
favour
against
both
strategies,
inform
substantiated
choice
for
preferable
option.
To
end,
will
first
outline
origins
debate.
Subsequently,
it
elaborate
on
two
identified
approaches
establishing
neurorights.
Thereafter,
be
assessed
their
merits,
focussing
general
criteria
‘need’
‘feasibility’.
Based
evaluation,
identifies
Derivation
Approach
path
forward.
need
new,
insufficiently
established,
whereas
from
provides
clearer
more
coherent
safeguards,
encounters
fewer
political
challenges.
BMC Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
25(1)
Published: Aug. 29, 2024
The
scientific
relationship
between
neuroscience
and
artificial
intelligence
is
generally
acknowledged,
the
role
that
their
long
history
of
collaboration
has
played
in
advancing
both
fields
often
emphasized.
Beyond
important
insights
provided
by
collaborative
development,
AI
raise
a
number
ethical
issues
are
explored
neuroethics
ethics.
Neuroethics
ethics
have
been
gaining
prominence
last
few
decades,
they
typically
carried
out
different
research
communities.
However,
considering
evolving
landscape
AI-assisted
neurotechnologies
various
conceptual
practical
intersections
neuroscience-such
as
increasing
application
neuroscientific
research,
healthcare
neurological
mental
diseases,
use
knowledge
inspiration
for
AI-some
scholars
now
calling
these
two
domains.
This
article
seeks
to
explore
how
can
stimulate
theoretical
and,
ideally,
governance
efforts.
First,
we
offer
some
reasons
reflection
on
innovations
AI.
Next,
dimensions
think
could
be
enhanced
cross-fertilization
subfields
We
believe
pace
fusion
development
innovations,
broad
underspecified
calls
responsibility
do
not
consider
from
will
only
partially
successful
promoting
meaningful
changes
applications.
Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 1, 2025
Highlights•Promotion
of
brain
health
across
the
lifetime
is
both
urgent
and
under-prioritized.•Recognizing
as
a
human
right
should
improve
promotion.•A
rights-based
approach
to
policy
research
emphasizes
need
for
population-level
interventions
studies
part
public
health.AbstractThe
call
synergize
with
mental
has
major
ramifications
policy.
Mental
been
recognized
universal
right,
but
no
such
declaration
exists
health.
Here,
I
defend
lifelong
derived,
intermediary,
generative
right.
It
derived
from
physical
because
it
reducible
facts
about
body.
This
grounds
in
health,
long-standing
hard
legal
status,
while
avoiding
"rights
inflation."
intermediary
bridges
gap
between
since
an
organ
that
central
provides
impetus
downstream
actions
including
creation
health-based
"neurorights"
bolstering
healthy
environment
protect
collective
cognitive
Thus,
would
guarantee
citizens
live
grow
health-promoting
environment.
A
also
important
consequences
research.
help
move
away
disease
paradigm
focuses
on
individual
risk
responsibility
study
deeper
contributions
through
population
neuroscience
Until
alongside
their
synergy
will
remain
incomplete,
promotion
lack
unity.
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
19
Published: March 3, 2025
Introduction
Electrical
stimulation
(ES),
including
transcranial
electrical
(tES)
and
transcutaneous
vagus
nerve
(tVNS),
has
shown
potential
for
cognitive
enhancement
in
military
contexts.
Various
types
of
ES,
such
as
direct
current
(tDCS)
alternating
(tACS),
modulate
neuronal
membrane
potentials
cortical
excitability,
potentially
improving
functions
relevant
to
training
operations.
Methods
This
systematic
review
updates
previous
findings
by
examining
studies
published
between
2019
2024
that
investigated
effects
on
performance
personnel
tasks.
We
focused
whether
the
addressed
key
questions
about
generalizability
lab
tasks,
frequency
intensity
adverse
effects,
impact
repeated
ES
administration,
ethical
regulatory
considerations
its
use
vulnerable
populations.
Results
Eleven
met
inclusion
criteria;
most
demonstrated
overall
low
some
concerns,
however,
two
these
had
high
risk
bias.
While
tES
tVNS
showed
promise
enhancing
multitasking
visual
search
performance,
results
were
mixed,
with
no
reliable
vigilance
Discussion
The
reviewed
highlight
need
a
better
understanding
mechanisms,
optimal
parameters,
individual
differences
response
ES.
They
also
importance
conducting
high-powered
research
settings
evaluate
efficacy,
safety,
implications
Future
should
address
lab-based
real-world
monitor
explore
long-term
impacts
administration.
Furthermore,
are
crucial
responsible
application
contexts,
series
outstanding
is
posed
guide
continuing
this
domain.
