Human brain organoids and stakeholders’ attitudes: evidence, gaps, and governance
We review 13 empirical studies examining attitudes toward human brain organoid (HBO) research. Stakeholders tend to emphasize practical concerns-worries about commercialization, reproductive cloning, informed consent, and uncertainty about consequences-rather than issues related to consciousness. Based on these findings, we identify three priority areas for future ethical and policy discussions.
Authors
- Masanori Kataoka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8687-0589)
- Koji Ota (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4001-8566)
- Tsutomu Sawai
- Kiichi Inarimori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5447-4115)
- Julian Savulescu
- Brian D. Earp
Institutions
- Hiroshima University (JP)
- University of Tsukuba (JP)
- National University of Singapore (SG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Trends in biotechnology
- Published
- 2026-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2026.01.001
- Primary Topic
- Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00