Design-based methods for exploring ethical questions in the field of neurotechnologies
Numerous complex and multi-faceted ethical questions arise from the innovation of neurotechnologies. Addressing these issues effectively requires the involvement of a diverse range of stakeholders, including patients, treatment providers, home users, scientists and engineers from different disciplines, and industry representatives. Different groups, however, possess varying levels of knowledge and experience regarding the ethical use and innovation of neurotechnologies. Therefore, customized methods are needed to identify their perspectives and ethical concerns. This article aims to introduce practical methods for eliciting ethical questions in the field of neurotechnology, including user journeys, persona approaches, material thinking, scenario building, fictional media contributions, and categorization.
Authors
- Adrian Carter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3593-0772)
- Andrea Antal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9671-8946)
- Moritz Julian Maier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6836-5266)
- Perianen Ramasawmy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3778-3463)
- Georg Northoff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5236-0951)
- Antonio Oliviero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7723-0478)
- Johannes Breuer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1300-8098)
- Anne Bansen
- Marie-Lena Heidingsfelder
Institutions
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre (CA)
- Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (AU)
- Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering (DE)
- Universitätsmedizin Göttingen (DE)
- Servicio de Salud de Castilla La Mancha (ES)
- Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos (ES)
- Monash University (AU)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Responsible Innovation
- Published
- 2024-12-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/23299460.2024.2408814
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.69
Funders
- International Max Planck Research School for Environmental, Cellular and Molecular Microbiology
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
- Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes