National Core for Neuroethics, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Neuron. 2010 Oct 21;68(2):174-7. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2010.09.041.
Neurogenetics promises rich insights into how the mind works. Researchers investigating the range of topics from normal brain functioning to pathological states are increasingly looking to genetics for clues on human variability and disease etiology. Is it fair to assume this interest in neurogenetics is universal? How should researchers and clinicians approach ideas of consent to research or prediction of disease when a subject or patient understands the mind with concepts or language incompatible with neurogenetics? In this paper we consider how non-Western philosophies bring complexity to ideas of individual and community consent and confidentiality in the context of neurogenetics.
神经遗传学有望深入了解思维的运作方式。研究人员正在研究从正常大脑功能到病理状态的一系列课题，他们越来越多地从遗传学中寻找线索，以了解人类的变异性和疾病病因。是否可以认为人们普遍对神经遗传学感兴趣？当研究对象或患者使用与神经遗传学不兼容的概念或语言来理解思维时，研究人员和临床医生应该如何对待研究同意或疾病预测的想法？本文将考虑非西方哲学如何在神经遗传学的背景下为个体和社区同意和保密的概念带来复杂性。
