The number of ways technology can interact with the human brain is increasing fast. These neurotechnologies may be used to treat illnesses, control computer games or even launch weapons.
Their use raises a number of ethical questions that will be the subject of a public consultation by the U.K.’s charitably funded independent Nuffield Council on Bioethics. The BBC reports the study will be lead by Prof. Thomas Baldwin of the University of York, who pointed out there was a long history of altering the brain from trepanning — drilling holes in the skull — to lobotomies.
The study will look at newer developments.
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