Fenton Andrew, Meynell Letitia, Baylis Francoise
Novel Tech Ethics, Dalhousie University, 1234 Le Marchant Street, Halifax, NS.
Am J Bioeth. 2009 Jan;9(1):3-13. doi: 10.1080/15265160802617829.
In this article, we critically examine some of the ethical challenges and interpretive difficulties with possible future non-clinical applications of pediatric fMRI with a particular focus on applications in the classroom and the courtroom - two domains in which children come directly in contact with the state. We begin with a general overview of anticipated clinical and non-clinical applications of pediatric fMRI. This is followed by a detailed analysis of a range of ethical challenges and interpretive difficulties that trouble the use of fMRI and are likely to be especially acute with non-clinical uses of the technology. We conclude that knowledge of these challenges and difficulties should influence policy decisions regarding the non-clinical uses of fMRI. Our aim is to encourage the development of future policies prescribing the responsible use of this neuroimaging technology as it develops both within and outside the clinical setting.
在本文中，我们批判性地审视了儿科功能磁共振成像（fMRI）未来可能的非临床应用所面临的一些伦理挑战和解释难题，特别关注其在课堂和法庭中的应用——这两个领域中儿童直接与国家产生接触。我们首先对儿科fMRI预期的临床和非临床应用进行总体概述。接下来详细分析一系列困扰fMRI使用的伦理挑战和解释难题，这些难题在该技术的非临床应用中可能尤为突出。我们得出结论，了解这些挑战和难题应会影响有关fMRI非临床应用的政策决策。我们的目的是鼓励制定未来政策，规定在临床环境内外发展这项神经成像技术时应负责任地使用它。
