Reducing barriers to ethics in neuroscience

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Gary HGlover¹  Aline Tabet²  Kate Tairyan²  Carole A Federico²  Judy Illes² 

[1] Stanford University;University of British Columbia;

关键词: Ethics;    Neuroimaging;    Neuroethics;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fnhum.2010.00167

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Ethics is a growing interest for neuroscientists, but rather than signifying a commitment to the protection of human subjects, care of animals, and public understanding to which the professional community is engaged in a fundamental way, interest has been consumed by administrative overhead and the mission creep of institutional ethics reviews. Faculty, trainees, and staff (N=605) whose work involves brain imaging and brain stimulation completed an online survey about ethics in their research. Using factor analysis and linear regression, we found significant effects for invasiveness of imaging technique, professional position, gender, and local presence of bioethics centers. We propose strategies for improving communication between the neuroscience community and ethics review boards, collaborations between neuroscientists and biomedical ethicists, and ethics training in graduate neuroscience programs to revitalize mutual goals and interests.

【 授权许可】

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