Ethics of the Electrified Mind: Defining Issues and Perspectives on the Principled Use of Brain Stimulation in Medical Research and Clinical Care

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dc.contributor.authorCabrera, Laura Y
dc.contributor.authorEvans, Emily L
dc.contributor.authorHamilton, Roy H
dc.date2023-05-17T11:09:31.000
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-23T00:10:14Z
dc.date.available2023-05-23T00:10:14Z
dc.date.issued2014-01-01
dc.date.submitted2015-02-16T11:43:36-08:00
dc.description.abstractIn recent years, non-pharmacologic approaches to modifying human neural activity have gained increasing attention. One of these approaches is brain stimulation, which involves either the direct application of electrical current to structures in the nervous system or the indirect application of current by means of electromagnetic induction. Interventions that manipulate the brain have generally been regarded as having both the potential to alleviate devastating brain-related conditions and the capacity to create unforeseen and unwanted consequences. Hence, although brain stimulation techniques offer considerable benefits to society, they also raise a number of ethical concerns. In this paper we will address various dilemmas related to brain stimulation in the context of clinical practice and biomedical research. We will survey current work involving deep brain stimulation, transcranial magnetic stimulation and transcranial direct current stimulation. We will reflect upon relevant similarities and differences between them, and consider some potentially problematic issues that may arise within the framework of established principles of medical ethics: nonmaleficence and beneficence, autonomy, and justice.
dc.description.commentsThis is one of several papers published together in Brain Topography on the ‘‘Special Topic: Clinical and Ethical Implications of Neuromodulation Techniques”.
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.upenn.edu/handle/20.500.14332/41442
dc.legacy.articleid1117
dc.legacy.fields10.1007/s10548-013-0296-8
dc.legacy.fulltexturlhttps://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1117&context=neuroethics_pubs&unstamped=1
dc.rightsThe final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10548-013-0296-8
dc.source.beginpage33
dc.source.endpage45
dc.source.issue107
dc.source.issue1
dc.source.journalNeuroethics Publications
dc.source.journaltitleBrain Topography
dc.source.peerreviewedtrue
dc.source.statuspublished
dc.source.volume27
dc.subject.otherneuroethics
dc.subject.othermedical ethics
dc.subject.otherbrain stimulation
dc.subject.otherdeep brain stimulation
dc.subject.othertranscranial direct current stimulation
dc.subject.othertranscranial magnetic stimulation
dc.subject.otherBioethics and Medical Ethics
dc.subject.otherNeuroscience and Neurobiology
dc.subject.otherNeurosciences
dc.titleEthics of the Electrified Mind: Defining Issues and Perspectives on the Principled Use of Brain Stimulation in Medical Research and Clinical Care
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