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100 • Cyborg Mind possible advantages against eventual drawbacks. These ethical hurdles will also have to consider the way in which a decision is made to use such pro- cedures. These include whether legitimate reasons exist to limit individuals from making their own decisions, the manner in which they consent to unidentified risks to themselves and to others, and the consequences that the procedures may have for the whole of society. This may especially be the case with any procedure interfering with the brain, since it is closely associated with a person’s sense of identify and self. In other words, any inadvertent changes to an individual’s brain may have an effect on how he or she under- stands who he or she really is. Moreover, since the short-term and long-term effects of such new inter- faces are unknown, their personal and societal implications need to be carefully examined before being considered as ordinary applications.2 In addition, because some benefits and harms may be more significant than others, the way in which these are balanced against each other may not always be straightforward. On this account, it is crucial to examine what importance should be given to each possible benefit and harm, while then making a judgement about their relative merits. When considering harms, it is essential to note that terms such as ‘mini- mal risk’ may be understood in different ways. For example, it may imply a small risk to a large number of persons or a small risk of very serious harm to a few individuals. This means that it is not just the seriousness of the risk that matters, but also the probability of the harm actually occurring and whether a large number of persons would be affected. Of course, with an increase in understanding of the brain and its func- tions, it may also become possible to better quantify and minimise any risks. However, some residual uncertainty will always remain about long-term use, though this is no different from other forms of biological interventions.3 One final aspect which should be considered is the way in which percep- tions concerning a procedure, such as neuronal interfaces, may change over time. At first, they may be seen as new and ethically controversial, but over the years may become increasingly seen as normal, more commonplace and acceptable. In the following sections, some of the individual and societal ethical challenges already arising from traditional interfaces with computers and cyberspace will be examined in order to put into context some of the new future possibilities that may arise from the development of direct neuronal interfaces. However, as will become evident, these new interfaces will give rise to far more sensitive ethical questions than actually exist with present technologies. For instance, in addition to the concerns over privacy that are already present with information technology, neuronal appliances may actu- ally affect the very manner in which humanity may be understood as Homo This open access edition has been made available under a CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license thanks to the support of Knowledge Unlatched. Not for resale.
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Cyborg Mind What Brain–Computer and Mind–Cyberspace Interfaces Mean for Cyberneuroethics
Titel
Cyborg Mind
Untertitel
What Brain–Computer and Mind–Cyberspace Interfaces Mean for Cyberneuroethics
Autor
Calum MacKellar
Verlag
Berghahn Books
Datum
2019
Sprache
englisch
Lizenz
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
ISBN
978-1-78920-015-7
Abmessungen
15.2 x 22.9 cm
Seiten
264
Schlagwörter
Singularity, Transhumanism, Body modification, Bioethics
Kategorie
Technik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

  1. Chapter 1. Why Use the Term ‘Cyberneuroethics’? 9
    1. The ‘Cyber’ Prefix 9
    2. The ‘Neuro’ Prefix 15
    3. Ethics 16
    4. Neuroethics 17
    5. Cyberneuroethics 18
    6. The Terminology Being Used 19
  2. Chapter 2. Popular Understanding of Neuronal Interfaces 25
    1. Public Understanding in the Media 27
  3. Chapter 3. Presentation of the Brain–Mind Interface 31
    1. The Central Nervous System 31
    2. The Mind 37
    3. The Brain–Mind Interface 38
  4. Chapter 4. Neuronal Interface Systems 43
    1. Developments in Information Technology 44
    2. Developments in Understanding the Brain 45
    3. Developments in Neuronal Interfaces 46
    4. Procedures Involved in Neuronal Interfaces 47
    5. Output Neuronal Interface Systems: Reading the Brain and Mind 49
    6. Input Neuronal Interface Systems: Changing the Brain and Mind 57
    7. Feedback Systems of the Brain and Mind 67
    8. Ethical Issues Relating to the Technology of Neuronal Interfaces 84
  5. Chapter 5. Cyberneuroethics 99
    1. General Ethical Considerations Relating to Neuronal Interfaces 101
    2. Online Humans 106
    3. Changing Cognition 113
    4. Changing Consciousness 131
    5. Escaping Reality 135
    6. Changing Mood 140
    7. Changing Personality 142
    8. Changing Identity 144
    9. The Concept of Humanity 154
    10. Uploading a Mind 167
    11. Issues of Privacy 184
  6. Chapter 6. Neuronal Interfaces and Policy 217
    1. New Cybercrimes 218
    2. Policy Concerns 223
    3. Conclusion 229
    4. Human Autonomy 232
    5. Resistance to Such a Development 234
    6. Risks of Neuronal Interfaces 234
    7. Appendix. Scottish Council on Human Bioethics Recommendations on
    8. Cyberneuroethics 239
    9. Glossary 244
    10. Index 251
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