Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL, USA.
Front Syst Neurosci. 2015 Feb 25;9:17. doi: 10.3389/fnsys.2015.00017. eCollection 2015.
Recent brain-to-brain interfacing studies provide proof of principle for the feasibility of various forms of direct information transfer between two brains, and may lead to the development of new approaches involving memory, emotions, or senses. What makes brain-to-brain interfaces unique is the transfer of information representing specific messages directly from one brain to another, without involving any activity of the peripheral nervous system or senses. The article discusses ethical issues that arise in neural interfacing. The focus is on the implications that brain-to-brain interfaces may have on the individual at the recipient side.
近期的脑机接口研究为在两个大脑之间进行各种形式的直接信息传输的可行性提供了原理层面的证据，并且可能会催生出涉及记忆、情感或感官的新方法。脑机接口的独特之处在于，信息是直接从一个大脑传输到另一个大脑的，代表特定的信息，而无需涉及外周神经系统或感官的任何活动。本文讨论了神经接口中出现的伦理问题。重点在于脑机接口可能对接收方个体产生的影响。
