Lombera Sofia, Illes Judy
National Core for Neuroethics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 2B5, Canada.
Dev World Bioeth. 2009 Aug;9(2):57-64. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-8847.2008.00235.x. Epub 2008 Apr 25.
Neuroethics, in its modern form, investigates the impact of brain science in four basic dimensions: the self, social policy, practice and discourse. In this study, we analyzed a set of 461 peer-reviewed articles with neuroethics content, published by authors from 32 countries. We analyzed the data for: (1) trends in the development of international neuroethics over time, and (2) how challenges at the intersection of ethics and neuroscience are viewed in countries that are considered developed by International Monetary Fund (IMF) standards, and in those that are developing. Our results demonstrate a steady increase in global participation in neuroethics from 1989 to 2005, characterized by an increase in numbers of articles published specifically on neuroethics, journals publishing these articles, and countries contributing to the literature. The focus from all countries was on the practice of brain science and the amelioration of neurological disease. Indicators of technology creation and diffusion in developing countries were specifically correlated with increases in publications concerning policy implications of brain science. Neuroethics is an international endeavor and, as such, should be sensitive to the impact that context has on acceptance and use of technological innovation.
自我、社会政策、实践和话语。在本研究中，我们分析了一组由32个国家的作者发表的、包含神经伦理学内容的461篇同行评议文章。我们分析了以下数据：（1）国际神经伦理学随时间发展的趋势，以及（2）按照国际货币基金组织（IMF）标准被视为发达国家和发展中国家如何看待伦理与神经科学交叉领域的挑战。我们的研究结果表明，从1989年到2005年，全球对神经伦理学的参与稳步增加，其特点是专门发表关于神经伦理学的文章数量增加、发表这些文章的期刊增多以及为该文献做出贡献的国家增多。所有国家的关注点都在脑科学实践和神经疾病的改善上。发展中国家的技术创造和传播指标与关于脑科学政策影响的出版物增加特别相关。神经伦理学是一项国际事业，因此，应该对背景对技术创新的接受和使用的影响保持敏感。
