New neurotechnology is blurring the lines around mental privacy – but are new human rights the answer?
- Written by Laura Y. Cabrera, Associate Professor of Neuroethics, Penn State
A woman tries neurotechnology equipment during Tech Week in Bucharest, Romania, in May 2023.Cristian Cristel/Xinhua via Getty ImagesNeurotechnologies – devices that interact directly with the brain or nervous system – were once dismissed as the stuff of science fiction. Not anymore.
Several companies are trying to develop brain-computer...