Recommended Citation
Stephanie Plamondon, Brain–Computer Interfaces: Opportunities and Challenges, in Expert Essentials (Sam De Silva, Antony Froggatt, Danielle George, Silke Goldberg, Joanna Haigh, Oliver Holland, Sebastien Krier, Minesh Tanna, Charles Kerrigan & Christiana Norman eds., Oxford U. Press, 2026). available at https://doi.org/10.1093/9780198972877.003.0128.
Keywords
neurotechnology, brain–computer interfaces, neurolaw, bioethics, privacy law, neuroscience
Document Type
Chapter
Abstract
Neurotechnology has entered a period of transformation. Brain–computer interface devices that collect and sometimes influence brain activity, while once confined mainly to research and clinical spheres, are now being marketed to individual and institutional consumers for a range of uses. At the same time, AIdriven data analysis systems are rendering brain activity increasingly comprehensible to machines and humans, presenting the potential for new and improved applications of neurotechnology but also raising privacy concerns. At this exciting juncture, thoughtful attention to the ethical issues surrounding neurotechnology and considered and coordinated policy approaches are warranted to ensure the neurotechnology industry reaches its full potential while citizens are adequately protected from a possible range of harms.
Publisher
Oxford U. Press
Publication Title
Expert Essentials
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1093/9780198972877.003.0128