Ethical Issues in Human Neuroscience?

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Tatiana Begault

I would advise you to review some of the BRAIN Initiative, as well as Antonio Damasio's literature. I am currently studying the subject will be glad to Exchange information and sources.

Lidia Cova

It could be heplful:

http://www.bioethics.net/topics/human-subjects-research-and-irbs/

and

http://www.nature.com/news/us-brain-project-puts-focus-on-ethics-1.13549

Heiko Locher

Ethical issues are of course also present in developmetal aspects of neuroscience research using human material. Countriesstates have different laws on what's acceptable and what not.

For example, see the table on this page (a bit outdated):

http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/health/embryonic-and-fetal-research-laws.aspx

or this recent news-item:

http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/pro-life-petition-could-spark-european-legislation-debate/