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Neuroethics and fMRI: Mapping a Fledgling Relationship
Human functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) informs the understanding of the neural basis of mental function and is a key domain of ethical enquiry. It raises questions about the practice and implications of research, and reflexively informs ethics through the empirical investigation of moral...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3081297/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21526115 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0018537 |
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author | Garnett, Alex Whiteley, Louise Piwowar, Heather Rasmussen, Edie Illes, Judy |
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description | Human functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) informs the understanding of the neural basis of mental function and is a key domain of ethical enquiry. It raises questions about the practice and implications of research, and reflexively informs ethics through the empirical investigation of moral judgments. It is at the centre of debate surrounding the importance of neuroscience findings for concepts such as personhood and free will, and the extent of their practical consequences. Here, we map the landscape of fMRI and neuroethics, using citation analysis to uncover salient topics. We find that this landscape is sparsely populated: despite previous calls for debate, there are few articles that discuss both fMRI and ethical, legal, or social implications (ELSI), and even fewer direct citations between the two literatures. Recognizing that practical barriers exist to integrating ELSI discussion into the research literature, we argue nonetheless that the ethical challenges of fMRI, and controversy over its conceptual and practical implications, make this essential. |
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spelling | pubmed-30812972011-04-27 Neuroethics and fMRI: Mapping a Fledgling Relationship Garnett, Alex Whiteley, Louise Piwowar, Heather Rasmussen, Edie Illes, Judy PLoS One Research Article Human functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) informs the understanding of the neural basis of mental function and is a key domain of ethical enquiry. It raises questions about the practice and implications of research, and reflexively informs ethics through the empirical investigation of moral judgments. It is at the centre of debate surrounding the importance of neuroscience findings for concepts such as personhood and free will, and the extent of their practical consequences. Here, we map the landscape of fMRI and neuroethics, using citation analysis to uncover salient topics. We find that this landscape is sparsely populated: despite previous calls for debate, there are few articles that discuss both fMRI and ethical, legal, or social implications (ELSI), and even fewer direct citations between the two literatures. Recognizing that practical barriers exist to integrating ELSI discussion into the research literature, we argue nonetheless that the ethical challenges of fMRI, and controversy over its conceptual and practical implications, make this essential. Public Library of Science 2011-04-22 /pmc/articles/PMC3081297/ /pubmed/21526115 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0018537 Text en Garnett et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Garnett, Alex Whiteley, Louise Piwowar, Heather Rasmussen, Edie Illes, Judy Neuroethics and fMRI: Mapping a Fledgling Relationship |
title | Neuroethics and fMRI: Mapping a Fledgling Relationship |
title_full | Neuroethics and fMRI: Mapping a Fledgling Relationship |
title_fullStr | Neuroethics and fMRI: Mapping a Fledgling Relationship |
title_full_unstemmed | Neuroethics and fMRI: Mapping a Fledgling Relationship |
title_short | Neuroethics and fMRI: Mapping a Fledgling Relationship |
title_sort | neuroethics and fmri: mapping a fledgling relationship |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3081297/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21526115 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0018537 |
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