This curated page provides access to all neuroscience-related videos, articles and education modules listed on the IEEE TechEthics resource pages. Visit often, as new resources are added regularly.
Videos
Video
The Neuroethics of LAWS from Neural Networks to Robotics and Back Again
Many of the ethical issues in LAWS and robotics turn on topics commonly treated in the ethics of neurotechnology, such as our understanding of the brain and nervous system, prospects for the enhancement of its capacities, and the related ethical, legal and social issues (ELSI).
Video
Wrapping Your Head Around Mind Control: Ethical Implications of Neurotechnology
Neurotechnology is being increasingly deployed across a wide range of applications. This panel addresses the frameworks needed to evaluate the ethical, legal, social, and cultural implications that may arise with these deployments.
Articles/Publications
Article/Publication
Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported
More than 350 blind people around the world recently found themselves in a world in which the neural implant technology that transformed their lives was just another obsolete gadget. IEEE Spectrum pieced together their story by interviewing half a dozen patients, a company cofounder, and eight doctors or researchers involved with the company. In their telling, the future of high-tech vision implants seems blurrier than ever.
Education Modules
Education Module
Ethical Issues in Neural Technologies
The first module in this IEEE Brain eLearning Module series covers Ethical Issues in Neural Technologies. This session will give a general introduction to ethical issues in neural engineering. These issues range from the abstract, such as different ethical theories and systems, to the concrete, including particular ethical issues that arise during neural engineering research and interdisciplinary techniques for managing these ethical issues.
Education Module
Neuroethics in Focus
The second module in this IEEE Brain eLearning Module series expands on the first module, Ethical Issues in Neural Technologies, by considering in detail four specific cases of ethical issue that have arisen in the context of neural technologies. These cases include cochlear implants, deep brain stimulation, brain computer interfaces, and neuroimaging.