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Talk #2
Informed consent in neurotechnologies: integrating trust and data privacy to safeguard human rights

Ana Guadalupe Olvera Arellano, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo

Ana Guadalupe Olvera Arellano / Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo

  • Virtual Talk / Lucca / Research Talks – Lucca I, Thursday, April 16, 15:00-16:15
  • Keywords: Informed consent, neurotechnologies, trust, data privacy, neuro-rights
  • Disclosures: I declare that I have no competing financial or non-financial interests related to this work. This research is part of an ongoing book project on informed consent, trust, data privacy, and neuro-rights, conducted independently without external funding. I am solely responsible for the content and conclusions presented in this abstract.
Poster #4
Neuroprotections: Reconceptualizing Neurorights as Fundamental Interests of the Mind

Helen Webster, Saint Louis University

Helen Webster / 1. Saint Louis University 2. Albert Gnaegi Center for Bioethics

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: interests, reconceptualize, mental integrity, mental privacy, cognitive liberty
  • Disclosures: n/a
Poster #5
Public brain health

Timothy Daly, FLACSO Argentina

Timothy Daly(1,2,3) Dorothee Horstkötter(4), Harris A. Eyre(5—9), Emily R.D. Murphy(10,11), Seth Gale(12,13), Lisa Cosgrove(14), Davide Bruno(15,16), Eoin J. Cotter(17), Andrea Slachevsky(18—21), James Rupert Fletcher(22), Lindsay Wallace(23), Abel Wajnerman-Paz(24), Jennifer J. Manly(25—27), Jonathan Fuller(28,29), Stella M. Paddick(30—32), Romain Manet(33,34), C. Elizabeth Shaaban(35—37), Marcello Ienca(38), Andrea S. Winkler(39,40), Eider M. Arenaza-Urquijo(41,42), Carol Brayne(43-, Agustín Ibáñez(44,45,17), Steffi Riedel-Heller(46), Edo Richard(47,48), Sebastian Walsh(43)*, Carole Dufouil(1)*o / 1 UMR 1219, Bordeaux Population Health, University of Bordeaux & INSERM, France; 2 UMR 5164, ImmunoConcept, University of Bordeaux & CNRS, France; 3 Bioethics Program, FLACSO Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina; 4 Department of Health, Ethics and Society, Mental Health and Neuroscience Research Institute (MHeNs), Maastricht University, the Netherlands; 5 Office of Innovation, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA; 6 Department of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA; 7 Neuro Engineering Initiative, School of Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA; 8 Department of Psychological Sciences, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA; 9 Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association, Barcelona, Spain; 10 University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco, USA; 11 Child Brain Policy Initiative, California Institute for Law, Neuroscience & Education, USA; 12 MassGeneral Brigham Memory Disorders Division, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA; 13 Brain Health Program, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, USA; 14 Applied Ethics Center, University of Massachusetts-Boston, USA; 15 School of Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, UK; 16 Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA; 17 Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; 18 Gerosciences Center for Brain Health and Metabolism (GERO), Santiago, Chile; 19 Memory and Neuropsychiatric Center (CMYN), Hospital del Salvador & Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Chile; 20 Neuropsychology and Clinical Neuroscience Laboratory (LANNEC), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile; 21 Neurology and Psychiatry Department, Clínica Alemana–Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile; 22 School of Management, University of Bath, UK; 23 Department of Community Health & Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Canada; 24 Centre for Applied Ethics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile; 25 Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University, New York, USA; 26 Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Columbia University, New York, USA; 27 Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New York, USA; 28 Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, USA; 29 Centre for Philosophy of Epidemiology, Medicine, and Public Health, University of Johannesburg, South Africa; 30 Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, UK; 31 Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust, UK; 32 Millennium Institute of Care Research (MICARE), Santiago, Chile; 33 Department of Cranial Neurosurgery, Neurological Hospital Pierre Wertheimer, Hospices Civils de Lyon, France; 34 LowTekMed group, France; 35 Department of Health Promotion and Development, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, USA; 36 Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, USA; 37 Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, University of Pittsburgh, USA; 38 Institute for History and Ethics in Medicine, TUM School of Medicine and Health & School of Social Sciences & Technology, Germany; 39 Department of Neurology, TUM University Hospital & Center for Global Health, Technical University of Munich, Germany; 40 Department of Community Medicine and Global Health, University of Oslo, Norway; 41 Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Spain; 42 University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain; 43 Cambridge Public Health, University of Cambridge, UK; 44 Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, Chile; 45 Cognitive Neuroscience Center (CNC), University of San Andrés, Buenos Aires, Argentina; 46 Institute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health, University of Leipzig, Germany; 47 Dept of Neurology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; 48 Dept of Public & Occupational Health, Amsterdam UMC, the Netherlands

  • In-person Poster / Lucca
  • Keywords: public brain health
  • Disclosures: Marcello Ienca has received honoraria from the Council of Europe, serves on the ethics advisory board of IDUN Technologies (a company producing in-ear EEG earbuds), and receives royalties from books published with Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, and Routledge. No other author declares conflicts of interest.
Poster #6
Artificial immortality and the intimate future of grief: A neuroethics of simulated presence and narrative continuity

Georges-Philippe Gadoury-Sansfacon, Université de Montréal

Georges-Philippe Gadoury-Sansfacon (1,2), Karl Bouchard-Locat (2), Julianne Fortin (2)  / 1. Université de Montréal 2. Université de Sherbrooke

  • Virtual Poster
  • Keywords: Artificial immortality, psychology, grief, mind transfer, consciousness
  • Disclosures: NA
Poster #10
Why Death Is Not What Matters

Rajeev Dutta, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine and Department of Philosophy

Rajeev Dutta / University of California Irvine, School of Medicine and Department of Philosophy

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Death, brain death, biological death, irreversibility, organ donation
  • Disclosures: None
Poster #12
Neuroethics of stress in females: bridging EEG biomarkers, lived experience, and public discourse

Soha A. Budhani, Stanford/Hofstra

Soha Budhani (1,2) / 1. Stanford University; 2. Hofstra University

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Medical humanities, Stress neurobiology, Neurological Vulnerability, Neuroethics, Health equity
  • Disclosures: Disclosures: None
Poster #13
Speculative Neuroethics: Designing Cognitive Liberty awareness through ethical artifacts and community reflexivity

Shambhavee Hosur Mohan, Independent Researcher / University of Edinburgh

Shambhavee Hosur Mohan (1,2,3) / 1. Independent Interdisciplinary Researcher in Law, Technology, and Neuroethics; 2. University of Edinburgh, LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law (Alumni); 3. Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Neurosciences and Maxillofacial Services (Clinical Patient Pathway Administration Experience)

  • In-person Poster / Lucca
  • Keywords: Cognitive liberty, Speculative Neuroethics, Ethical design, Neurotechnology governance, Community-centered ethics
  • Disclosures: The author declares no conflicts of interest.
Poster #14
From Therapy to Enhancement: Legal and Neuroethical Challenges of AI-Driven Brain Implants

Mifrah Hayath, Harvard University

Mifrah Hayath  / Harvard University

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: AI, bioethics, health law, neuroethics
  • Disclosures: NA
Poster #15
A philosophical characterization of the right to self integrity

Guido Cassinadri , Technical University Munich

Guido Cassinadri, Anco Peeters, Giulio Mecacci  / Technical University Munich, Radboud University Nijmegen, Radboud University Nijmegen

  • In-person Poster / Lucca
  • Keywords: pattern theory of the self; Right to personal identity; Neuroethics; Neurorights
  • Disclosures: No conflict of interests
Poster #20
“It’s more of an affirmative wall than a person”: understanding how young adults relate to and experience conversational AI for emotional support

Elizabeth Lili Emery, Technical University of Munich

Elizabeth Emery (1) / 1. Department of Science, Technology & Society, Technical University of Munich

  • In-person Poster / Lucca
  • Keywords: large language models, qualitative research, AI therapy, STS, wellbeing
  • Disclosures: None
Poster #21
Lived user experience informing views on goals and ethics of implanted brain-computer interface trials

Iman Kashif, University of Ottawa

Iman Kashif (1), Amanda van Bienum (2), Jennifer Chandler (1,3)  / 1. Neuroscience, Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa; 2. Department of Sociology, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University; 3. Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa

  • In-person Poster / Lucca
  • Keywords: Brain-computer interface, neuroethics, user-centered research, neuroscience
  • Disclosures: None.
Poster #22
Mind infringement and legal protection as neurotechnology advance: Focusing on the perceptions of legal practitioners in South Korea

Jihyon Kang, University of Ulsan

Minyoung Choi (1), Jihyon Kang (2) / 1. Kangnam University; 2. University of Ulsan

  • In-person Poster / Lucca
  • Keywords: mind infringement, mind protection, neuroscience and technology, legal practitioners, perceptions
  • Disclosures: No conflict of interest
Poster #25
Challenging arbitrary boundaries: Ethical constructs at the interface of neurology and psychiatry

Julia Q. Parks, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Julia Q. Parks (1), Valerie Lomonte (1) / The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

  • Virtual Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Neuropsychiatric symptoms, Medical ethics, Cross-specialty conditions, Autonomy, Mind-body theory
  • Disclosures: None
Poster #26
Open Access/Fair-ness for neuroethics governance of neuroscience research in Africa

Oluyinka Abiodun Oyeniji, De Montfort University

Oluyinka Oyeniji / De Montfort University, Center for Computing and Social Responsibility, Faculty of Arts, Technology and Culture.

  • In-person Poster / Stellenbosch
  • Keywords: neuroethics, open access, capacity building, public engagement, neuroethics education.
  • Disclosures: None
Poster #27
Neurorights and the Architecture of Cognitive and State Sovereignty

Karolina Alexandrovna Zhukoff, Georgia Institute of Technology

Karolina Zhukoff / Georgia Institute of Technology

  • In-person Poster / Stanford / Research Talks – Stanford A, Wednesday, April 15, 2:30-3:30pm
  • Keywords: neurotechnology/ cognitive warfare/ non traditional security challenges/ human enhancement/state sovereignty/ self-determination
  • Disclosures: N/A
Poster #29
“Affective capture” in the AI-driven intimacy economy: synthetic care loops and the erosion of emotional agency

Elizabeth Lili Emery, Technical University of Munich

Elizabeth Emery (1) / Department of Science, Technology & Society, Technical University of Munich

  • In-person Poster / Lucca
  • Keywords: agency, AI therapy, wellbeing, neuroethics, philosophy
  • Disclosures: None
Poster #31
Neuroimaging’s hidden threat: privacy, discrimination, and the unequal impact on underrepresented communities

Saumitra Joshi, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Saumitra Joshi / 1) Parr Center for Ethics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Neuroimaging Privacy, Health Data Discrimination, Neuroethics, Algorithmic Bias in Neuroscience, Neural Data Governance,
  • Disclosures: N/A
Poster #32
Neuroethics education in Korean high schools: A comparative analysis of “life and Ethics” and “Contemporary society and Ethics” textbooks

CHOO, Jung-Wan, Chuncheon National University of Education

CHOO, Jung-Wan / Chuncheon National University of Education

  • In-person Poster / Lucca
  • Keywords: Neuroethics education, Korean curriculum, Moral philosophy, Secondary education, Textbooks
  • Disclosures: The author declares no conflicts of interest. This work was supported by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea and the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2025S1A5C3A01010669)
Talk #35
Beyond punishment: neuroscience and restorative justice in post-conviction contexts

Beatrice Picollo , Bar of Asti / University of Bologna

Beatrice Picollo / 1. Ex Alumna Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna 2. Trainee lawyer of the Bar of Asti

  • Virtual Talk / Lucca / Research Talks – Lucca F, Thursday, April 16, 10:00-11:15
  • Keywords: Constitutional-ethical challenges; Neuroscience; Rehabilitation; Restorative Justice; Self-control
  • Disclosures: no conflicts
Talk #36
The neuro-informed sanction: the impact of emotions and empathy on brain-plasticity in the light of Restorative Justiceparadigm

Martina Greppi, University of Parma

Martina Greppi / University of Parma

  • Virtual Talk
  • Keywords: Criminal law; brain plasticity; self-control; neuro-informed sanction; Restorative Justice
  • Disclosures: None
Poster #37
The convergence crisis: How neuromarketing, algorithmic systems, and generative AI threaten cognitive autonomy in the digital age

Namita Achyuthan, PES University

Namita Achyuthan / PES University

  • Virtual Poster
  • Keywords: Neuromarketing, Cognitive autonomy, Algorithmic persuasion, Cognitive liberty
  • Disclosures: None
Poster #38
How private could neurodata be? A theoretical inquiry

Ozan Erözden, Kadir Has University

Ozan Er,zden / Kadir Has University, Law Faculty

  • In-person Poster / Lucca
  • Keywords: neurotechnologies, neurorights, mental privacy, neural networks, connectivity
  • Disclosures: none
Talk #39
Unplugging the brain: the unique severity of neuroabandonment and how to build resilience

George Kouvas, University of Basel, Institute for Biomedical Ethics

George Kouvas (1), Christopher Coenen (2), Dirk Hommrich (2), Thomas Stieglitz (3,4), Bernice Simone Elger (1,5), Fabrice Jotterand (1,6) / 1. Institute for Biomedical Ethics, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. ; 2. Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany.; 3. Laboratory for Biomedical Microtechnology, Department of Microsystems Engineering, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.; 4. BrainLinks-BrainTools Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. ; 5. Unit for Health Law and Humanitarian Medicine, Center for Legal Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.; 6. Center for Ethics in Health Care, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.

  • In-person Talk / Lucca / Research Talks – Lucca D, Thursday, April 16, 10:00-11:15
  • Keywords: neural Implants, neuroethics, abandonment, neurotechnology, resilience
  • Disclosures: G. K. is a co-founder, board member and shareholder at Brainscape Medical (Geneva, Switzerland). T.S. is a co-founder of CorTec (Freiburg, Germany) and neuroloop (Freiburg, Germany) and is a member of their scientific advisory boards.
Talk #40
A human-centred framework for the ethical sharing of qualitative data in mental health research

Arianna Zuanazzi, Child Mind Institute

Arianna Zuanazzi (1), Gracy Andrews (2), Alex Hutchison (3), Sneha Das (2) / 1. Child Mind Institute, US; 2. IIPH-Hyderabad, India; 3. Forr Data, Scotland

  • Virtual Talk / Lucca / Research Talks – Lucca I, Thursday, April 16, 15:00-16:15
  • Keywords: mental health, qualitative, human-centred, toolkit, community
  • Disclosures: None
Poster #41
Neuroimaging-based mind reading – A critical analysis

Anita Jwa, Department of Psychology, Stanford University

Anita Jwa (1), Jocelyn Ricard (2), Nicole Martinez-martin (3), Russell A. Poldrack (1) / (1) Department of Psychology, Stanford University; (2) Stanford Neurosciences Interdepartmental Program, Stanford University School of Medicine; (3) Stanford Biomedical Ethical Center, Stanford University

  • In-person Poster / Stanford / Research Talks – Stanford C, Thursday, April 16, 9:30-10:30am
  • Keywords: Neuroimaging, Predictive models, Decoding analysis, Mental privacy, Neuroethics
  • Disclosures: None
Poster #42
Generating and sharing synthetic neuroimaging data: Ethical, legal, and technical considerations

Anita Jwa, Department of Psychology, Stanford University

Anita Jwa (1), Anders Eklund (2), Russell Poldrack (1) / (1) Department of Psychology, Stanford University; (2) Department of Biomedical Engineering, Linköping University

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Synthetic data, neuroimaging, data sharing, data privacy, neuroethics
  • Disclosures: None
Poster #44
Recommendations on Post-trial Responsibility in Implantable Neural Device Research: A Multidisciplinary Consensus Study

Nathan Higgins, Monash University

Nathan Higgins (1,2), Brette Blakely (3), Roland Everingham (4), Frederic Gilbert (5), Sarah Griffin (6), Alexander R. Harris (7), Sally Herring (8,9), Calvin Ho (10, 11, 12), Kate Hoy (8,9), Scott Kiel-Chisholm (13), Julian Koplin (2), Sharon Lawn (14), Allan McCay (15), Nitya Phillipson (16), Bernadette Richards (17), Jeffrey V. Rosenfeld (18, 19), Ehsan Shamsi-Gooshki (2, 20), John Noel Viana (21), John Gardner (2,22), Adrian Carter (1,2) / 1. School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Victoria Australia; 2. Monash Bioethics Centre, School of Philosophical, Historical, and Indigenous Studies, Monash University, Victoria, Australia; 3. Centre for Health Informatics (CHI), Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW, Australia; 4. Special Counsel Wotton Kearney Solicitors, Member Australian Human Rights Commission Advisory Group on Neurotechnology; 5. EthicsLab, School of Humanities, University of Tasmania, Australia; 6. Medtechnique Consulting, Sydney, Australia; 7. Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; 8. The Bionics Institute, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia; 9. Department of Medical Bionics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; 10. Faculty of Law, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; 11. Centre for Medical Ethics and Law, Faculties of Law and Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR; 12. PHG Foundation, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK; 13. School of Law and Human Technology Law Centre, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia; 14. Lived Experience Australia, Adelaide, Australia; 15. University of Sydney Law School, Sydney, Australia; 16. Research Governance & Integrity, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia; 17. Medical School, University of Queensland, Australia; 18. Department of Neurosurgery, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; 19. Deparment of Surgery, Monash University, Victoria, Australia; 20. Medical Ethics and History of Medicine Research Centre, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; 21. Justice and Technoscience Lab, School of Regulation and Global Governance, The Australian National University, ACT, Australia; 22. School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Post-trial responsibility, implantable neural devices, Delphi study, Multidisciplinary
  • Disclosures: None.
Poster #47
Between Security and Solidarity: Should Brain–Computer Interfaces Fall Under Export Control?

Lan Chuhao, Beijing Yingke Law Firm Shanghai Office

Chuhao Lan / Beijing Yingke Law Firm Shanghai Office

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Export Control; Brain-computer interface; Neurotechnology governance; Dual-use policy; Neuroethics
  • Disclosures: This abstract was written by the author with editorial assistance from AI-based language tools to improve clarity and style. All ideas, arguments, and conclusions are the author’s own.
Poster #54
Neurorchitecture as a Determinant of Health: Extending Biomedical Ethics to the Built Environment

Giuseppe Comerci, University of Bonn

Giuseppe Comerci (1), Cleo Valentine (2) / 1. University of Bonn, Department of Social Ethics; 2 Harvard University, TH Chan School of Public Health

  • In-person Poster / Lucca
  • Keywords: Neuroarchitecture, neuroinflammation, biomedical ehtics
  • Disclosures: None
Poster #56
Literature review of stakeholder attitudes towards the return of individual research results from clinical neurodegenerative research

Deven K. Burks, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Deven K. Burks, Lindsay R. Clark, Fred B. Ketchum, Taylor Vander Groef, Micah L. Roby, Kenneth D. Croes, Jane S. Paulsen / University of Wisconsin–Madison

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Biomarkers, disclosure, attitudes, neurodegeneration, literature review
  • Disclosures: None
Poster #57
Participant attitudes towards returning individual results from observational research in Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy

Deven K. Burks, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Deven K. Burks, Elizabeth Penziner, Lindsay R. Clark, Fred B. Ketchum, Kenneth D. Croes, Jane S. Paulsen / University of Wisconsin–Madison

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Biomarkers, disclosure, attitudes, neurodegeneration, survey
  • Disclosures: None
Talk #59
Addressing the gaps in forensic neurotechnology research: first step towards standardized ethical guidelines

Francesco Stocchi, University of Milano-Bicocca

Francesco Stocchi / University of Milano-Bicocca

  • In-person Talk / Lucca / Research Talks – Lucca D, Thursday, April 16, 10:00-11:15
  • Keywords: Neuroethics, Forensic Neurotechnologies, Ethical guidelines, Scientific Integrity
  • Disclosures: No confilct of interests
Poster #61
Evaluating the ethical implications of EEG neurotechnology in workplace environments

Diya Gupta, Marriotts Ridge High School

Diya Gupta / Marriotts Ridge High School

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: EEG, Electroencephalogram, Neuroethics, Neurotechnology, Mental Privacy
  • Disclosures: Disclosures: None
Talk #62
Neurotechnologies in the Workplace: Reconciling Privacy with Collective Health and Safety

José M. Diéguez-Rodríguez, University of Murcia

José Miguel Diéguez-Rodríguez / 1. University of Murcia; 2. Faculty of Law; 3. Chair Integra Foundation on Identity and Digital Rights

  • In-person Talk / Lucca
  • Keywords: Neuroethics; Privacy; Neurotechnological Monitoring in the Workplace; Occupational Health and Safety (OSH); Collective rights
  • Disclosures: The author declares no real or perceived conflicts of interest.
Poster #63
Informed decision-making about DBS for Parkinson’s disease: patient and clinician perspectives

Hillary S. King, Pennsylvania State University

Hillary S. King (1), Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby (2), Benjamin H. Levi (3), Sol De Jesus (4), Laura Y. Cabrera (5) / 1. Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University; 2. Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine; 3. Departments of Humanities and Pediatrics, Penn State College of Medicine; 4. Department of Neurology, Penn State College of Medicine; 5. Departments of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Philosophy, and Bioethics, Pennsylvania State University

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Parkinson’s disease, deep brain stimulation, shared decision-making
  • Disclosures: Hillary S. King, Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby, Benjamin H. Levi, and Laura Y. Cabrera have no disclosures to report. Sol de Jesus is a consultant for Medtronic, Inc.
Poster #66
AI Psychotherapy and the Paradox of Access

Ursula Francis, JD PhD MSc, The MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, The University of Chicago

Ursula Francis, JD PhD MSc / The MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, The University of Chicago

  • Virtual Poster
  • Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Psychotherapy
  • Disclosures: I have no relevant conflicts of interest to disclose
Poster #67
The science of the lie: prosecutorial reliance on neuroscience to challenge defendants’ mental health claims

Deborah Denno, Fordham Law School

Deborah Denno / Fordham Law School

  • Virtual Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: neuroscience, criminal justice, neuroethics, malingering, criminal law
  • Disclosures: none
Poster #70
Neurotechnology and Cognitive Enhancement: Ethical Limits and Normative Governance by Principles 6 and 7 of the OAS Inter-American Declaration

Giselle Marie Krepsky, Regional University of Blumenau

Giselle Marie Krepsky (1) Rafael Alfredo Weber Hoss (2) / (1) Postgraduate Program in Law, Regional University of Blumenau, Brasil (2) Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, Brasil/ Cardiff Metropolitan University, United Kingdom

  • In-person Poster / Lucca
  • Keywords: Neurotechnology, Cognitive Enhancement, Ethical Limits, Normative Governance, OAS Inter-American Declaration
  • Disclosures: None
Talk #71
Preserving self or distorting memory? evaluating digital afterlife technologies in Alzheimer’s and dementia care

Meghan Hurley, Baylor College of Medicine

Meghan Hurley (1) / 1. Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine

  • In-person Talk / Stanford / Research Talks – Stanford C, Thursday, April 16, 9:30-10:30am
  • Keywords: griefbots, digital afterlife technology, memory care, identity, vulnerability
  • Disclosures: N/A
Poster #72
Do We Have a Right to Speak of Our Own Mind? First-person Authority in the Age of Neurotechnology

Tristan B. Borresen, University of Ottawa

Tristan B. Borresen (1), Jennifer A. Chandler (1), Vincent Bergeron (2). / 1. University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law; 2. University of Ottawa, Department of Philosophy

  • In-person Poster / Lucca
  • Keywords: First-person authority; the epistemology of neurotechnology; self-knowledge; paradigm shifts
  • Disclosures: We declare no conflict of interests.
Poster #73
What you see is not what you get: Examining discrepancies between standardized metrics and self-reported experiences from people with post-stroke aphasia.

Maria Sourdi, University of Washington

Maria Sourdi / University of Washington

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: aphasia, disability (paradox), stroke, patient-experience, AI- assisted digital therapies
  • Disclosures: None
Poster #76
Neuro-Exceptionalism as a Catalyst: A Bridge from Public Concern to Universal Privacy Policy in the Emerging Age of Biosensing AI

Adolfo G. Ramirez-Aristizabal, Accenture Labs

Adolfo G. Ramirez-Aristizabal / 1. Accenture Labs

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: AI Governance, Data Privacy Policy, Neurorights, Contextual Integrity, Multimodal Human Data
  • Disclosures: I am employed by Accenture Labs and conduct commercially applicable R&D in biosensing and AI technologies.
Poster #77
Neurodivergent students’ perceptions of AI. Impact on autonomy, competence and relatedness in higher education

Jeanette Villanueva Padilla, University of Southern California

Jeanette Villanueva Padilla / 1. University of Southern California 2. Rossier School of Education

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Neurodivergent learners, Neuroinclusive education, AI ethics in higher education, Self-determination theory, Autonomy competence relatedness
  • Disclosures: None
Poster #78
Researchers’ Perspectives on Non-therapeutic Applications of Neurotechnology

Jonathan McCabe, University of Michigan Medical School

Jonathan McCabe (1), Peter Zuk (2) / 1. University of Michigan Medical School; 2. University of Texas Arlington

  • Virtual Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Brain computer interface, thematic analysis
  • Disclosures: None
Poster #81
The ontology of brain-computer interfaces: ethical questions of neuro rights and personhood in African philosophy ‘

Terkura Thomas Mchia , Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University Makurdi-Nigeria

Terkura Thomas Mchia  / Rev Fr Moses Orshio Adasu University Makurdi-Nigeria

  • In-person Poster / Stellenbosch
  • Keywords: African, Philosophy, Brain, AI, Safety
  • Disclosures: No conflict of interest
Poster #82
The Right to Cultural Memory as a Next-Generation NeuroRight : XI Expert Report to the Intangible Cultural Heritage Sector of UNESCO’

Eva Bonda, THE INSTITUTE OF NEUROAISTHESIS

Eva Bonda / THE INSTITUTE OF NEUROAISTHESIS

  • Virtual Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Neurorights, Culture, Cultural Heritage, Memory, UNESCO
  • Disclosures: None
Poster #84
Provider Attitudes and Perspectives Toward the Use of Physiologically Maintained Deceased for Research

Parisa Jahangirizadeh, University of California San Francisco

Parisa Jahangirizadeh1, Alexander Chen1, Kasra Sarhadi2, Aryan Sandoval3, Claire Clelland2, Douglas Pet2, Neel Singhal2 / 1School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 2Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 3University of California, Berkeley, CA

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: PMD, Physiologically Maintained Deceased, Brain Death, Xenotransplantation, Human preclinical models, Research Ethics
  • Disclosures: Clelland: Receiving nonfinancial support and stock as a founder of Ciznor; and having a patent pending for CRISPR gene editing for C9orf72 filed by the University of California, San Francisco. Funding source for this project was: Marcus Foundation: Program in Ethics, Law and Society and UCSF SOM.
Poster #85
Untangling Neurorights

Helen Webster, Saint Louis University

Helen Webster / Saint Louis University Albert Gnaegi Center for Bioethics

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: neurorights, rights theory, human rights, directive rights, descriptive rights
  • Disclosures: n/a
Talk #88
From Neural Data to Social Trust: Ethical Governance for Emerging Brain Technologies

Dodzi Koku Hattoh, University of Ghana

Dodzi Koku Hattoh / 1. Ethics Lab, Philosophy, University of Ghana; 2. Research Fellow, Bonn Sustainable AI Lab, Institute for Science and Ethics, University of Bonn

  • Virtual Talk / Stellenbosch
  • Keywords: Neuroethics; Brain–Computer Interfaces; Neurorights; Mental Privacy; Neural Data Governance; Cognitive Liberty; Technology Governance; Responsible Innovation
  • Disclosures: No Conflict
Poster #90
Emerging Chinese perspective on Human Brain Organoids (HBOs)

Chris Wood, Zhejiang University

Christopher Wood (1, 2) / 1. Zhejiang University, College of Life Science; 2. University of Oxford

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Brain Organoids, Consciousness, China
  • Disclosures: No Conflicts
Poster #94
Young Children’s Pain Ratings Depend on the Measurement Tool: Physical and Emotional Pain Judgments from Ages 4 to 6

Nicole Steiner, The University of Texas at Austin

Nicole Steiner / The University of Texas at Austin

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: psychometrics, cognitive development, pain ratings, child pain, children’s healthcare
  • Disclosures: N/A
Poster #95
Autonomy rewired: A framework to integrate technological, cognitive, and ethical considerations for adaptive neurotechnologies

Azaan Adnan, Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine

Syed Azaan Adnan (1) & Saikiran Devanga Chinta (1), Syed Moaiz Adnan (2), Brian Zhang (1), Dr. Maxx Toler (1) / 1. Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine, 2. Brock University

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: neuroethics, autonomy, digital health ethics, identity, informed consent
  • Disclosures: N/A
Talk #97
Homo respondens: Responsiveness in Neuroethics between Objectivity and Intersubjectivity

Roberta Gambardella, LUMSA University

Roberta Gambardella / Lumsa University – Human Sciences Departement (contract professor for integrative activities PHIL-03/A)

  • In-person Talk / Lucca / Research Talks – Lucca J, Friday, April 17, 10:00-11:15
  • Keywords: responsiveness, responsability, co-responsability, anthropoethic, relation
  • Disclosures: none
Poster #99
A Graded Moral Regulation Model for Ethical Agency Under Uncertainty

Ally Delshad Tehrani, Independent Researcher

Ally Delshad Tehrani / Independent Researcher

  • In-person Poster / Lucca
  • Keywords: Neuroethics, Moral Agency, Ethical Regulation, Predictive Processing, Responsibility
  • Disclosures: No conflicts of interest to disclose.
Talk #101
Ethical Principles and Governance Strategies for Neurotechnology:A Global Analysis of Guidelines with a Focus on Justice and Fairness

Elena Schiller, Technical University of Munich

Marcello Ienca1*, Theresa Roth1, Elena Schiller1, Bailey Ann McLaughlin2, Laura Y. Cabrera2,3 / 1 Laboratory of Ethics of AI & Neuroscience, Institute for History and Ethics in Medicine, Technical University of Munich (TUM) ; 2 Neuroethics Lab, Center for Neural Engineering, Huck Institute for the Life Sciences, and Rock Ethics ; Institute, the Pennsylvania State University (PSU) ; 3 Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, the Pennsylvania State University (PSU)

  • In-person Talk / Lucca / Research Talks – Lucca J, Friday, April 17, 10:00-11:15
  • Keywords: Neurotechnology, Analysis, Guidelines, Justice, Fairness
  • Disclosures: FUNDING: MI acknowledges funding from the Bavaria Hightech Agenda and from the ERA-NET NEURON project HYBRIDMIND (Swiss National Science Foundation 32NE30_199436). LC acknowledges funding from the PSU-Monash International Collaboration seed fund grant and from her Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Neuroethics.
Poster #103
Ethical Challenges in Neurosurgical Decision-Making: Qualitative Interview of Ugandan Neurosurgeons

Jasmine G. Hughes, University of Cambridge

Jasmine G. Hughes, MA, MScGH (1,2), Michael E. Muhumuza MBChB, MMed(3), Michael M. Haglund, MD, PhD(1,4,5,6), and Anthony T. Fuller, MD, MScGH (1,4,5,6) / 1. Duke University Division of Global Neurosurgery and Neurology, Durham, NC, USA; 2. Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK; 3. Department of Neurosurgery, Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda; 4. Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA; 5. Duke University Global Health Institute, Durham, NC, USA; 6.Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA

  • Virtual Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: neuroethics, decision-making, neurosurgery
  • Disclosures: None
Poster #104
Governing patient facing language for electroconvulsive therapy: stigma reduction without euphemism

Woosuk Chung, Seoul National University / Risorius Co., Ltd.

Woosuk Chung (1,2), Yong Keun Song (1,2), Sangyoon Bae (1,2) / 1. College of Medicine, Seoul National University; 2. Risorius Co., Ltd.

  • Virtual Poster
  • Keywords: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT); Stigma; Informed consent; Medical nomenclature/ terminology; Neurotechnology governance
  • Disclosures: All authors disclose a leadership role (founder/co-founder and board member) and shareholder in Risorius. The present work received no financial support from this entity.
Poster #105
Beyond Functional Restoration: A Tri-Dimensional Regulatory Framework for BCI-Enabled Smart Elderly Care in China

Zhonghao Xu, Jinan University / University of Ottawa

zhonghao xu / zhonghao xu

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: population aging; aging society; brain-computer interface technology; smart elderly care; risk regulation; elderly population
  • Disclosures: no
Poster #107
The Significance of Diffusion-Tensor Imaging (DTI) and How It Can Help With Effective Treatments for Brain Metastases Patients

Adam Gabriel Khanboubi, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Adam Khanboubi, Kathryn L. Penney, ScD / 1. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; 2. Brigham and Women’s Hospital; 3. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

  • Virtual Poster
  • Keywords: Diffusion-Tensor Imaging (DTI), Neurodegenerative Diseases, White Matter Tractography, Brain Connectivity and Network Analysis, Fractional Anisotropy (FA)
  • Disclosures: Yes
Poster #108
Microglial Single Cell Transcriptomics Reveal Drivers of Autism Severity

Aadhithya Ramesh, Independence High School

Aadhithya Ramesh / none

  • Virtual Poster
  • Keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Microglia Single-cell RNA sequencing Computational genomics Neuroinflammation
  • Disclosures: yes
Talk #113
Exploring ethical implications of using a machine learning algorithm to predict brain tumor prognosis and inform surgical decisions

Tristan McIntosh, Washington University School of Medicine

Tristan McIntosh (1), Meredith Parsons (1), Olivia Buckley (1), Hamasa Ebadi (2), Alexander Yahanda (2) / 1. Bioethics Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine; 2. Department of Neurosurgery, Washington University School of Medicine

  • Virtual Talk / Lucca / Research Talks – Lucca C, Wednesday, April 15, 15:15-16:30
  • Keywords: stakeholder engagement, machine learning, clinical decision-making, risks, benefits
  • Disclosures: This study was supported by the National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute (3R01CA203861-08S1).
Poster #118
Do state-mandated Limited Intelligent Speed Assistants hinder moral agency?

Katrina Sifferd, Elmhurst University

Katrina Sifferd, Tyler Fagan, Joshua VanArsdall / Elmhurst University

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Moral agency; techno-regulation; law and technology; traffic safety
  • Disclosures: NA
Poster #119
Ethical and policy issues in emerging interoception technologies

Ashley Beatty, NC State University

A. Beatty (1), V. Dubljević (1) / 1. NC State University

  • Virtual Poster
  • Keywords: interoception, prospective neuroethics, direct-to-consumer, vagus nerve stimulation, neurorights
  • Disclosures: None
Poster #120
Socializing Robots for Elder Care: A Qualitative Interview Study

Alex Cooper, North Carolina State University

Shaun Respess (1), Alex Cooper (1) / 1. North Carolina State University

  • Virtual Poster
  • Keywords: Social robots, gerontology, socialization, accessibility
  • Disclosures: No conflicts of interest to disclose.
Poster #121
Legislating neural data privacy in the age of neurotechnological advancement

Arshia Verma, University of Texas at Austin

Arshia Verma / University of Texas at Austin

  • Virtual Poster
  • Keywords: Neural Data, Privacy, Neurotechnology, Public Policy
  • Disclosures: N/A
Talk #123
Guarding the locus internus: the right to privacy in the age of neurotechnology

Irene Rocchesso, Chair for Law and AI, University of Tübingen

Irene Rocchesso / Chair for Law and AI, University of Tübingen

  • In-person Talk / Lucca / Research Talks – Lucca M, Friday, April 17, 14:00-15:00
  • Keywords: neurotechnology, privacy, fundamental rights, neural data protection, GDPR
  • Disclosures: None
Talk #124
When Safety Is Not Enough: Ethical Blind Spots in Visual Neuroprosthesis Research

Leili Soo, University Miguel Hernández

Leili Soo (1), Eduardo Fernandez (1-4) / 1. Bioengineering Institute and Cátedra Bidons Egara, University Miguel Hernández, 03202 Elche, Spain; 2. John Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, 84132 Salt Lake City, USA; 3. Radboud University, Donders Centre for Neuroscience, Nijmegen, Netherlands; 4. CIBER Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER BBN), 28029 Madrid, Spain.

  • Virtual Talk / Lucca
  • Keywords: Visual neuroprosthesis research, Normative neuroethics, Patient experience, Clinical ethics / practice standards, Expectation management
  • Disclosures: None
Talk #125
Characterizing delusional spirals through human-LLM chat logs

Jared Moore, Stanford University

Jared Moore, Ashish Mehta, William Agnew, Jacy Reese Anthis, Ryan Louie, Yifan Mai, Peggy Yin, Myra Cheng, Samuel J Paech, Kevin Klyman, Stevie Chancellor, Eric Lin, Nick Haber, Desmond Ong / Stanford University, Stanford University, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Chicago, Stanford University, Stanford University, Stanford University, Stanford University, Independent Researcher, Harvard Belfer Center, University of Minnesota, Independent Researcher, Stanford University, The University of Texas at Austin

  • In-person Talk / Stanford
  • Keywords: LLMs, delusions, dialogue analysis, artificial intelligence, suicidal ideation, mental health, psychology
  • Disclosures: None
Poster #126
Public attitudes toward neurotechnological interventions for alcohol use disorder

Sunmin Kim, UNIST

Sunmin Kim (1), Jiwon Park (1), Dongil Chung (1) / 1. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Neurotechnology, Addiction, Alcohol use disorder, Cognitive enhancement, Subjective perception
  • Disclosures: None
Talk #127
Too Bot to Handle: Conversational AI and Neuroethical Concerns of Artificial Intimacy

Corrado Claverini, University of Salento

Corrado Claverini (1) / 1. University of Salento

  • In-person Talk / Lucca
  • Keywords: Neuroethics; Conversational AI; Artificial Intimacy; Human-AI Interaction; AI Ethics
  • Disclosures: None
Talk #129
Responsibility Without Free Will

Ally Delshad Tehrani, Independent Researcher

Ally Delshad Tehrani / Independent Researcher

  • In-person Talk / Lucca / Research Talks – Lucca B, Wednesday, April 15, 15:15-16:30
  • Keywords: Neuroethics, Free Will, Responsibility, Neural Regulation, Justice Systems
  • Disclosures: No conflicts of interest to disclose.
Talk #130
Moral judgment and moral decision-making in comparison: evidence from EEG hyperscanning

Angelica Daffinà, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano

Angelica Daffinà (1-2), Laura Angioletti (1-2), Flavia Ciminaghi (1-2), Michela Balconi (1-2) / 1. International research center for Cognitive Applied Neuroscience (IrcCAN), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy; 2. Research Unit in Affective and Social Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy

  • Virtual Talk / Lucca / Research Talks – Lucca L, Friday, April 17, 10:00-11:15
  • Keywords: moral judgment; moral decision-making; moral reasoning; EEG; hyperscanning;
  • Disclosures: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
Talk #131
Neurorights of indigenous peoples: vulnerability and intersectionality

Ana Maria D’Ávila Lopes, Universidade de Fortaleza

Ana Maria D’Ávila Lopes / Universidade de Fortaleza

  • Virtual Talk / Lucca / Research Talks – Lucca I, Thursday, April 16, 15:00-16:15
  • Keywords: Neurolaw; Neurorights; Discrimination; Vulnerability; Intersectionality
  • Disclosures: No conflicts
Talk #132
Augmenting the Clinical Gaze: A WebGPU Framework for Enhanced, Private, Low-Cost Neuroimaging

Oserebameh.A.Beckley , Lagos State University

Oserebameh.A.Beckley / Lagos State University College of Medicine

  • Virtual Talk
  • Keywords: Distributive Justice; Neural Privacy; Epistemic Injustice; WebGPU; Global Neuroethics.
  • Disclosures: NIL
Talk #133
Bridging clinical success and identity crisis: Legal and ethical obligations in deep brain stimulation

Tzu-Chieh Chang, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Tzu-Chieh Chang (1), Chih-Hsiung Chen (1) / 1. School of Law, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

  • In-person Talk / Lucca / Research Talks – Lucca K, Friday, April 17, 10:00-11:15
  • Keywords: Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), Informed Consent, Neurorights, Personal Identity, Material Risk
  • Disclosures: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
Talk #136
Ethical perspectives and methodological issues in neuroscientific research protocols for behavioral addictions

Laura Angioletti, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy

Laura Angioletti1-2 and Michela Balconi1-2 / 1. International research center for Cognitive Applied Neuroscience (IrcCAN), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy; 2. Research Unit in Affective and Social Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy

  • Virtual Talk
  • Keywords: neurotechnologies, cognitive neuroenhancement, behavioral addictions, neurofeedback
  • Disclosures: None
Talk #137
Operationalising Mental Privacy

Claude Castelluccia, Inria, France

Castelluccia Claude / Inria, France

  • Virtual Talk / Lucca
  • Keywords: Mental Access Systems, Mental Privacy, Formalization
  • Disclosures: No conflict of interest
Talk #138
Assessing the Limitations of Large Language Models in Identifying Spin in Neurosurgical Press Releases

Jacob Sternberg-Sher, Department of Neurosurgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI

Jacob Sternberg-Sher*, MBE (1) & Lauren R. Sugarmann*, BS (1); Andre S. Metzger, BS (2); Joshua Feler, MD (1); Jack Klein, BA (1); Alan Mach, BS (1); Chris Nguyen, BS (1); Ziya L. Gokaslan, MD (1); Patricia L. Zadnik Sullivan, MD (1) (*We would like to note that Jacob Sternberg-Sher and Lauren Sugarmann contributed equally to this work and should be recognized as co-first authors) / 1. Department of Neurosurgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI; 2. Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai, New York, NY

  • Virtual Talk / Lucca / Research Talks – Lucca I, Thursday, April 16, 15:00-16:15
  • Keywords: Large language models, scientific communication, information disseminating, AI, Literary distortion
  • Disclosures: The authors have no financial conflicts of interest. The human-reviewed dataset utilized in this study serves as the baseline for a separate clinical analysis accepted for publication in the Journal of Neurosurgery. This work presents a distinct secondary analysis focusing on the reliability of LLMs to independently assess for spin in neurosurgical communication.
Talk #140
Building trust in neurotechnologies: the French Charter as a collective moral commitment

Hadhemi KADDOUR ROBIN, Agence de la biomédecine

Pascal MAIGNE (1,2), Hadhemi KADDOUR ROBIN (1), Samuel ARRABAL (1) / 1. Agence de la biomédecine, France; 2. Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation, France

  • In-person Talk / Lucca / Research Talks – Lucca O, Friday, April 17, 14:00-15:00
  • Keywords: neuroethic, governance, brain data protection responsible innovation, collective ethical framework,
  • Disclosures: Nothing to report
Talk #141
When innocence appears guilty: Ironic rebound, neural responsivity, and the ethics of brain fingerprinting

Daniel Lee, LMU, Munich / GSN, Munich

Daniel Lee / 1. Mi3, Munich; 2. GSN, Munich; 3. Department of Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, and Religious Studies, LMU, Munich

  • In-person Talk / Lucca / Research Talks – Lucca B, Wednesday, April 15, 15:15-16:30
  • Keywords: Brain Fingerprinting, Ironic Rebound, Neural Responsivitity, Psychopathy, Highly-Sensitive Persons
  • Disclosures: No Conflicts of Interest to Declare
Poster #142
Exploring Issues of Memory Continuity in Metaverse Use

Yu Nishitsutsumi, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan

Yu Nishitsutsumi (1), Takayuki Kameoka (2), Toshiko Tanaka (1), Hideyuki Ando (3), Masahiko Haruno (1) / 1. Center for Information and Neural Networks, Advanced ICT Research Institute, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology; 2. Kyushu University; 3. Osaka University of Arts;

  • In-person Poster / Lucca
  • Keywords: Personal Identity, Memory Continuity, Metaverse, Virtual Reality
  • Disclosures: None
Poster #143
Performance and Privacy Optimization Method for AI Models in Neuroimaging Data

Taehun Kang, Jeonbuk National University

Taehun Kang (1), Hanju Yoo (1), Sunoh Choi (1), for the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative / 1. AI Security Laboratory, Department of Software Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Republic of Korea;

  • In-person Poster / Lucca
  • Keywords: 1. Privacy-Utility Trade-off / 2. Neuroimaging (Structural MRI) / 3. Data Anonymization and De-identification / 4. AI models / 5. Neuroethics in Data Sharing
  • Disclosures: The authors declare no conflicts of interest. This work was supported by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea and the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2025S1A5C3A01010669).
Poster #144
The commodification of attention through neurobiological coercion: AI-induced mental states in the attention economy

Vishnu Malladi, Oakridge International School, Hyderabad

Vishnu Malladi / Oakridge International School, Hyderabad, India

  • Virtual Poster
  • Keywords: Artificial intelligence and machine learning, Consumer neuroscience, Autonomy, Neuroscience and society, Neurobiological coercion
  • Disclosures: None
Talk #145
Algorithmic responsibility and epistemic injustice: How bias in neuroimaging AI training data creates diagnostic failures in neurodivergent populations

Vishnu Malladi, Oakridge International School, Hyderabad

Vishnu Malladi / Oakridge International School, Hyderabad

  • Virtual Talk / Lucca / Research Talks – Lucca L, Friday, April 17, 10:00-11:15
  • Keywords: Artificial intelligence and machine learning, Epistemic injustice, Neurodiversity, Medical research and medicine, Neuroimaging
  • Disclosures: None
Poster #146
Neuroethics of human enhancement: foundations for the ethical justification of cognitive and moral enhancement

Claudia Aniballi, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Claudia Aniballi / Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

  • In-person Poster / Lucca
  • Keywords: Neuroethics, neurorights, human dignity, cognitive enhancement, moral enhancement
  • Disclosures: None
Talk #150
The Neuroethical Implications of Human–Robot Collaboration on Workers’ Mental Workload and Well-being

Domenico Gambino, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano, Italia

Domenico Gambino1-2, Laura Angioletti1-2, Flavia Ciminaghi1-2, Angelica Daffinà1-2, Michela Balconi1-2  / 1. International research center for Cognitive Applied Neuroscience (IrcCAN), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy; 2. Research Unit in Affective and Social Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy

  • Virtual Talk / Lucca / Research Talks – Lucca C, Wednesday, April 15, 15:15-16:30
  • Keywords: Human–Robot Collaboration, Mental Workload, Emotional Experience, Neuroethical Implications, Worker Well-being
  • Disclosures: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
Talk #152
Clinicians’ Perspectives on the Use of Large Language Models (LLMs) in Brain and Mental Healthcare

Katherine Bassil, UMC Utrecht

Katherine Bassil (1,2), Marcello Ienca (2) / 1. Department of Bioethics and Health Humanities, UMC Utrecht; 2. Institute of History and Ethics in Medicine, Technical University of Munich

  • In-person Talk / Lucca
  • Keywords: artificial intelligence, brain, mental health, AI ethics, professional responsibility
  • Disclosures: None
Talk #153
Modeling risk for callous–unemotional traits and aggression in children with Disruptive Behavior Disorders: a multimodal AI approach and its neuroethical implications

Giulia Grassi, IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca

Giulia Grassi(1), Payam Zolfagharian(2), Valentina Levantini(3), Lorenzo Bachi(2), Veronica Mariotti(4), Pietro Muratori(3), Lucia Billeci(2), Pietro Pietrini(1), Sara Palumbo(4), Silvia Pellegrini(4) / 1. Molecular Mind Lab, IMT School for Advanced Studies, Lucca, Italy; 2.Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Pisa, Italy; 3.IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris, Scientific Institute of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, Calambrone, Pisa, Italy; 4. Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

  • In-person Talk / Lucca / Research Talks – Lucca M, Friday, April 17, 14:00-15:00
  • Keywords: Callous-unemotional traits; Machine learning in psychiatry; Disruptive Behavior Disorders; Multimodal biomarkers; Neuroethics
  • Disclosures: None to declare.
Poster #155
Beyond liability: when non-use of beneficial AI decision-support becomes ethically problematic in clinical care

Daniel Ro, Sutter Health

Daniel Ro, MD / Sutter Health, Division of Neurosciences

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine; Clinical Decision Support Systems; AI Ethics; Medical Responsibility / Liability
  • Disclosures: None
Talk #156
Cognitive Frontiers: Neurotechnology and Global Internet Governance

Roxana Radu, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford

Roxana Radu / Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford

  • Virtual Talk / Lucca
  • Keywords: neurotechnology; governance; Internet; infrastructure; data
  • Disclosures: no conflict of interest
Poster #157
A Qualitative Study on the Role of IRBs in Implantable Neural Device Research

Qingxuan Pan, Michigan State University

Megh Marathe (1), Qingxuan Pan (2), Michelle Pham (2) / 1. Simon Fraser University; 2. Michigan State University

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: IRBs, neural device research, qualitative study
  • Disclosures: No conflicts to declare
Poster #158
When “Normal” Is Not Harmless: Ethical Risks in MRI-Negative Neurology

Glennis T. Ayuk, University of Florida

Glennis T. Ayuk / 1. Department of Neuroscience, University of Florida

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Neuroethics, Neuroimaging, Epistemic Injustice, Neurology Practice, Patient Credibility
  • Disclosures: None
Talk #159
OUR BCI: Outlining user-defined goals for responsible innovation in implanted brain-computer interface technologies

Amanda van Beinum, York University

Amanda van Beinum (1), Ian Burkhart (2), Iman Kashif (3), Galen Buckwalter (2), Scott Imbrie (2), Buz Chmielewski (2), Keith Thomas (2), Jennifer Chandler (4) / 1. Department of Sociology, York University; 2. BCI Pioneers Coalition, USA; 3. Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa; 4. Canada Research Chair in the Law and Ethics of Brain Technologies, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa

  • In-person Talk / Stanford / Research Talks – Stanford D, Thursday, April 16, 2:45-4:00pm
  • Keywords: brain-computer interface, research ethics, patient engagement, user-informed research, clinical trial
  • Disclosures: JAC sits on an external advisory board for InBrain Neuroelectronics. JAC acknowledges the support of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
Poster #161
AI-driven Virtual Dance Therapy for Stress and Addiction Regulation

Arya Devanath, California High School

Arya Devanath (1), Subham Kumar Jalan (2) / 1. California High School, 2. YRI Fellowship

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Machine Learning, Digital Therapeutics, Computational Neuroscience, Psychophysiology, Biomedical Signal Processing
  • Disclosures:  The author reports no financial or non-financial conflicts of interest.
Poster #162
Strength or desperation? Rethinking vulnerability in decisions to use brain stimulation therapies for mental illness

Amanda van Beinum, York University

Amanda van Beinum (1), Tugba Basaran Akmazoglu (2), Georg Starke (3,4), Annalisa Colucci (5), Mareike Vermehren (5), Björn Apfel (5), Nir Lipsman (6,7), Sara Tremblay (8,9,10), Christopher Bublitz (11), Marcello Ienca (3,4), Surjo R. Soekadar (5), Jennifer Chandler (12) / 1. Department of Sociology, York University; 2. Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa; 3. Technical University of Munich, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of History and Ethics in Medicine; 4. École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, College of Humanities; 5. Clinical Neurotechnology Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences at the Charité Campus Mitte, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin; 6. Division of Neurosurgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; 7. Harquail Centre for Neuromodulation, Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute; 8. Département de psychoéducation et psychologie, Université du Québec en Outaouais; 9. Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa; 10. Royal’s Institute of Mental Health Research; 11. Faculty of Law, Universität Hamburg; 12. Canada Research Chair in the Law and Ethics of Brain Technologies, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: mental illness, brain stimulation, bioethics, TMS, DBS
  • Disclosures: JAC sits on an external advisory board for InBrain Neuroelectronics. MI has been a policy advisor on neurotechnology to the OECD, the Council of Europe, the UN, and the EU Parliament. He receives book royalties from Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Routledge, Springer Nature and Elsevier. He is a member of the ethics board of IDUN Technologies, a company producing EEG-earbuds. None of these interests can be construed as a conflict of interest. All other authors declare no competing interests. JAC acknowledges the support of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
Poster #163
The State of Ethics Education in Epilepsy Fellowship

Omolara Kolawole, University of California, San Francisco

Omolara Kolawole(1), Manu Hegde(1), Winston Chiong (1) / 1. University of California, San Francisco

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Neuroethics, Epilepsy, Advanced Neurotechnologies, Education
  • Disclosures: N/A
Poster #164
Neuroethical constraints on the use of artificial intelligence in mental health care

Julia Alexandra Laszcz, Emory University

Julia Laszcz / 1. Department of Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, Emory University

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: neuroethics, informed consent, AI-mediated psychotherapy, autonomy, algorithmic bias
  • Disclosures: N/A
Poster #165
Personal values in dementia: preliminary insights from an interdisciplinary study

Juliana Friend, University of California, San Francisco

Juliana Friend (1), Marcus Piattoni (1), Daniel Dohan (2), Valerie Black (1), Winston Chiong (1) / 1. Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco 2. Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Dementia, cognitive change, values, caregiving
  • Disclosures: Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute On Aging of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number RF1AG083830. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
Talk #166
Acts without Movement

Khadija Imranova, Kyushu University Graduate School of Law

Khadija Imranova, Satoshi Narihara / For both authors: Kyushu University Graduate School of Law

  • Virtual Talk / Lucca / Research Talks – Lucca F, Thursday, April 16, 10:00-11:15
  • Keywords: Neuroethics, freedom of thought, legal concept of action, brain-machine interfaces, resolving tension
  • Disclosures: None
Poster #167
Whose Brain Counts? African Healing, Neuroscience, and Ethics

Abdulrahman Bello , Olabisi Onabanjo University

Abdulrahman Bello (1), Toheeb Yusuf (1), Diekoloreoluwa Adekusibe (1), Oluwasayofunmi Adebanjo (1,2), Beaulah David (1,3) / 1. Department of Anatomy, Olabisi Onabanjo University; 2. Department of Anatomy, University of Ibadan; 3. Department of Anatomy, Babcock University

  • Virtual Poster
  • Keywords: Neuroethics, Indigenous knowledge systems, African mental health, Decolonizing neuroscience
  • Disclosures: The authors declare no conflicts of interest
Talk #169
Towards a Community-Grounded Neuroethics: Addressing compensations, benefit-sharing, and reciprocity through XSCAPE transdisciplinary collaboration with culturally diverse contexts

Camino EnríquezTraba, Institute of Heritage Sciences – Spanish National Research Council

Márcia Lika Hattori, (1); Felipe Criado-Boado, (1); Luis Martínez-Otero, (2); Camino Enríquez-Traba, (1); Álvaro Falquina-Aparicio (1) / 1. Institute of Heritage Sciences – Spanish National Research Council – INCIPIT CSIC; 2. Institute of Neurosciences – Spanish National Research Council – IN CSIC

  • In-person Talk / Lucca / Research Talks – Lucca D, Thursday, April 16, 10:00-11:15
  • Keywords: ethics, Indigenous communities, transdisciplinary research
  • Disclosures: No conflicts of interest
Talk #170
Bridging theory and practice in neuroethics of the artificial era

Noa Cohen, Tuscia University

Noa Cohen / DISTU, Tuscia University

  • In-person Talk / Lucca / Research Talks – Lucca H, Thursday, April 16, 15:00-16:15
  • Keywords: Neuroethics, AI, Brainhood, Applied ethics
  • Disclosures: None
Poster #171
Model Selection in Neuroscience: A Focus Group Study with Junior and Senior Neuroscientists

Katherine Bassil, University Medical Center Utrecht

Katherine Bassil (1), Manon van Daal (1), Karin Jongsma (1) / Department of Bioethics and Health Humanities, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht

  • In-person Poster / Lucca
  • Keywords: neuroscience, open science, brain organoids, social impact, responsible research
  • Disclosures: None
Talk #172
Neuroethics as a reflexive and collaborative process: insights from an experimentation in a neuromodulation project

Allison Marchildon, Université de Sherbrooke

Allison Marchildon (1,2), Geneviève Bernatchez (1,2) / 1. Université de Sherbrooke; 2.Department of philosophy and applied ethics

  • In-person Talk / Lucca / Research Talks – Lucca H, Thursday, April 16, 15:00-16:15
  • Keywords: Ethics, neuromodulation, collaboration, reflexion
  • Disclosures: N/A
Talk #173
Revisiting the right to psychological continuity: Ethical and legal reflections

Shu Ishida, Hiroshima University

Shu Ishida (1), Masatoshi Kokubo (2), Tsutomu Sawai (1,3,4) / 1. Uehiro Division for Applied Ethics, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University; 2. Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, University of Tokyo; 3. Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University; 4. Centre for Biomedical Ethics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore

  • In-person Talk / Lucca / Research Talks – Lucca K, Friday, April 17, 10:00-11:15
  • Keywords: Neurorights; Psychological continuity; Well-being; Manipulation
  • Disclosures: None to declare.
Poster #174
Democracy Under Neural Intervention: Consent as Normative Power

Luíza de Paula Araújo, University of Barcelona

Luiza de Paula Araujo / University of Barcelona

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Neuroethics. Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs). Consent. Autonomy. Normative Power
  • Disclosures: no
Talk #175
De-tabooing in women’s and gender-diverse brain health: a citizen science and participatory mixed-methods study bridging lived experience, research, and clinical priorities

Emily May, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences

Emily May [1,2,3,4], Sara Mizen [3], Kim Hoffmann [3,4,5], Livia Ruehr [2,3,4], Helen Klausing [3], Johanna Seemann [6], Georgia Dressler [1,3,4], Bhavana Adiraju [2,3], Julia Sacher [1,2,3,4] / 1. Cognitive Neurology, Medical Faculty University Leipzig 2. Max Planck School of Cognition, Leipzig 3. Department of Neurology, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig 4. Cognitive Neurology, University Clinic, Leipzig 5. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin School of Mind and Brain, Berlin 6. University Clinic Freiburg, Freiburg

  • Virtual Talk / Lucca / Research Talks – Lucca O, Friday, April 17, 14:00-15:00
  • Keywords: women’s health, citizen science, participatory research, taboos, mixed-methods
  • Disclosures: None.
Poster #176
The purpose of ethics guidance: critical reflections from neurotechnology

Kira Litchfield, Fordham University

Laura Specker Sullivan (1), Rachel S. White (2), Kira Litchfield (1), Anna Wexler (2) / 1. Fordham University 2. University of Pennsylvania

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Ethics guidance, ethics framework, neurotechnology, neuroethics
  • Disclosures: This project is supported by a standard grant from the National Science Foundation, Funding Opportunity NSF 23-630 Ethical and Responsible Research, Award #2418892: From Principles to Practice: Ethical Guidance for Neurotechnology Researchers.
Talk #179
Anthropomorphism in biased AI-supported acute mental health decision-making

Shrika Vejandla, Queen’s University

Shrika Vejandla (1), Tosin Kasumu (2), Patrycja Szkudlarek (3), Laura Sikstrom (3), Marta Maslej (3) / 1. Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen’s University; 2. Department of Psychology, University of Toronto; 3. Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

  • Virtual Talk / Lucca / Research Talks – Lucca O, Friday, April 17, 14:00-15:00
  • Keywords: Artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, mental health, equity, anthropomorphism
  • Disclosures: Disclosures: None
Talk #181
The unsettled epistemic status of lived experience: opportunities and constraints in neurotech

Valerie Black, UCSF

Valerie Black (1), Maya Hunt (1) / (1) UCSF

  • In-person Talk / Stanford / Research Talks – Stanford D, Thursday, April 16, 2:45-4:00pm
  • Keywords: neurotech, lived experience, disability, ethnographic research, anthropology
  • Disclosures: N/A
Talk #182
From Moral Distress to Moral Injury: A Qualitative Research on Chinese Surgical Clinicians and Its Significance for Preventive Interventions

Shuting Yang, Harbin Medical University

Shuting Yang (1),Yu Wang (1,2) / 1. School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Harbin Medical University; 2. Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Heilongjiang Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

  • Virtual Talk / Lucca / Research Talks – Lucca L, Friday, April 17, 10:00-11:15
  • Keywords: Moral Distress,Moral Injury,Qualitative Research,Healthcare Professionals,Neuroethics
  • Disclosures: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this abstract.
Talk #183
rain Data and the Private Sector: Towards Responsible Neurotechnology

Valérie Nowak, Technical University of Munich / TUM

Valérie Nowak (1,2), Sophia Knopf (1), Marcello Ienca (2), Sebastian Pfotenhauer (1) / 1. TUM, School of Social Sciences and Technology, 2. TUM, Institute of History and Ethics in Medicine

  • In-person Talk / Lucca / Research Talks – Lucca H, Thursday, April 16, 15:00-16:15
  • Keywords: Brain Data, Neurotechnology, Data Governance, Responsible Innovation
  • Disclosures: No conflicts of interest
Poster #185
Investigating Moral Decision-Making in Embodied AI Systems Using the ADC Model

Michael Pflanzer, North Carolina State University

Michael Pflanzer (1,2), Menitha Akula (2,3), Dario Cecchini (2), Julian Wilson (2), Veljko Dubljevic (1,2) / 1. North Carolina State University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2. NeuroComputational Ethics Research Group; 3. North Carolina State University, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Moral judgment, decision-making, embodied AI, moral frameworks
  • Disclosures: N/A
Poster #186
Does public dialogue shape neuroscientist’s views on the ethics of neurotechnologies? Evidence from a field experiment.

Narayan Sankaran, University of San Francisco

Narayan Sankaran (1,2), Ilina Bhaya-Grossman (2, 3), Lee Bishop (4), Eric Greenwald (4), Ari Krakowski (4), Lea Witkowsky (2) / 1. Department of Neuroscience, University of San Francisco; 2. Kavli Center for Ethics, Science, and the Public, UC Berkeley; 3. Department of Neurosurgery, UCSF; 4. Lawrence Hall of Science

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: brain-computer interfaces, neurotechnology, public engagement, bidirectional engagement,
  • Disclosures: Authors declare no conflicts of interest
Poster #187
The threshold of death: A normative argument for surrogate consent before brain death testing

Lawrence Chyall , San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center

Lawrence Chyall (1,2), John Golennski (3) / 1. Center for Bioehtics, Harvard Medical School; 2. San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center ; 3. Kairoi Heath

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Brain Death, Biopolitics, Pluralism
  • Disclosures: None
Poster #188
Cultivating undergraduate involvement in the neuroethics community with the Emory Journal of Neuroethics (EJON)

Yuna Lee, Emory University

Yuna Lee (1), Karthik Valiveti (1), Gillian Hue (1) / 1. Emory University

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Education, Journal, Community, Neuroethics, Undergraduate
  • Disclosures: Disclosures: None
Poster #189
Cultivating an Undergraduate Neuroethics Community Through Open Peer Commentary to Drive Testable Neuroethics Frameworks

Megan Bishop, Emory University

Megan E Bishop (1) and Alexa F. Iannitelli, Ph.D (2) / 1. Emory University Department of Biology 2. Emory University Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology Program

  • Virtual Poster
  • Keywords: pedagogy, education, peer commentary, theoretical neuroethics
  • Disclosures: N/A
Talk #190
Sentience in temporo-spatial theory of consciousness and global neuronal workspace theory: a comparative analysis based on type of brain activity

Francesca Parisi, No institutional affiliation

Francesca Parisi / No institutional affiliation

  • In-person Talk / Lucca / Research Talks – Lucca G, Thursday, April 16, 15:00-16:15
  • Keywords: Sentience; Neuroscientific theories of consciousness; Phenomenal consciousness
  • Disclosures: None
Poster #191
What matters in next-generation implanted neurotechnology design? Perspectives from individuals with treatment-refractory depression

Juhi Farooqui, University of Pennsylvania

Juhi Farooqui (1), Jonah Toennies (1), Landan M. Mintch (2), Jon Nelson (2), Benjamin Yudkoff (3), Mario Cristancho (1), Katherine Scangos (1), Jacob T. Robinson (2,4), Anna Wexler (1) / (1) University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; (2) Motif Neurotech, Inc., Houston, TX, USA; (3) Lumin Health; (4) Rice University, Houston, TX, USA

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: neurotechnology, embedded ethics, neural devices, patient perspectives
  • Disclosures: LMM, JN, and JTR own equity in and receive compensation from Motif Neurotech, Inc.
Poster #195
Barriers and pathways to neuroscience and society engagement: a pilot survey of R1 neuroscience principal investigators

Francis X. Shen, Neurotech Justice Accelerator at Mass General Brigham, a Dana Foundation Center for Neuroscience & Society / University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

Craig McFarland (1,4), Kelsey Person (2), Kennedy Person (2), Theo W. Tobel (3,4), Francis Shen (4) / 1. University of Oxford; 2. University of Minnesota – Twin Cities; 3. Harvard University; 4. Neurotech Justice Accelerator at Mass General Brigham, a Dana Foundation Center for Neuroscience & Society

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Neuroscience & Society; Empirical; Academia; Research ethics
  • Disclosures: None
Talk #196
Should AI serve as surrogates for patient decision-making? AI-driven psychotherapy as a case study

Julia M. R. Pace, University of Oxford

Craig McFarland (1, 2), Julia Pace (1) / 1. University of Oxford 2. Department of Neuroscience 3. Department of Philosophy

  • In-person Talk / Lucca / Research Talks – Lucca A, Wednesday, April 15, 15:15-16:30
  • Keywords: Psychotherapy; Decision-making; Autonomy; Artificial Intelligence
  • Disclosures: None
Poster #200
The protection paradox: Why excluding heavy drinkers from alcohol research may cause more harm than it prevents

Nicholas Sinclair-House, University of Sussex

Nik Sinclair-House / 1. University of Sussex; 2. Crime Research Centre; 3. Sussex Addiction Research and Intervention Centre

  • Virtual Poster
  • Keywords: Neuroethics, Alcohol intoxication, Research ethics, External validity, Risk-benefit assessment
  • Disclosures: None
Talk #202
Advancing neurotech justice in youth digital mental health: a participatory framework for ethical AI-enabled psychiatry

Craig W. McFarland, University of Oxford

Craig W. McFarland (1), Donnella S. Comeau (2), Sepideh Abdi (2), Mahsa Alborzi Avanaki (2), Leo Anthony Celi (3), Neurotech Justice Workshop Participants, Benjamin C. Silverman (4), Francis X. Shen (5) / University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; 2. Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School Teaching Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; 3. Laboratory for Computational Physiology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; 4. Human Research Affairs, Mass General Brigham; Institute for Technology in Psychiatry, McLean Hospital; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; 5. University of Minnesota Law School & Graduate Program in Neuroscience; Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Law, Brain & Behavior; Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics; Neurotech Justice Accelerator at Mass General Brigham, a Dana Foundation Center for Neuroscience & Society, Boston, MA, USA

  • In-person Talk / Lucca / Research Talks – Lucca M, Friday, April 17, 14:00-15:00
  • Keywords: Neurotech Justice, Neurotech, Mental Health, Artificial Intelligence
  • Disclosures: None
Poster #203
A critique of PIAAAS-based approaches to grounding post-trial obligations

Lilyana Levy, UCLA-CDU Dana Center for Neuroscience and Society / UCLA DGSOM Dept. Neurosurgery

Lilyana Levy (1,2), Akila Kadambi(1, 3, 4) Ashley Feinsinger (1, 2) / 1. UCLA-CDU Dana Center for Neuroscience & Society; 2. Department of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA; 3. Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA; 4. Brain and Creativity, USC

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Posttrial Obligations, PIAAAS, neurotechnology, philosophy
  • Disclosures: no conflicts of interest
Poster #206
Governing Executive-Function Records in Brazilian Public Schools for Privacy, Fairness, and Accountability

Julia Suniga-Gonçalves, Braine

Julia Suniga-Gonçalves (1), Juliana Francisca da Silva Oliveira (1), Jéssica Pereira da Silva (1), Gabriel Felipe Cotta Cirino (1,2), Francisco Carlos Paletta (2) / Braine – Brazilian AI for Neurodiversity; 2. University of São Paulo PPGCI ECA-USP;

  • Virtual Poster
  • Keywords: executive function; children’s data rights; public schools; school records governance
  • Disclosures: yes
Poster #210
To know one’s own mind, and several other peoples’

Nicholas Sinclair-House, University of Sussex

N. Sinclair-House / 1. University of Sussex

  • Virtual Poster
  • Keywords: Brain-to-brain interfaces, cognitive liberty, moral agency, self-other distinction, neural coupling
  • Disclosures: None
Poster #212
Brain computer interface (BCI) technology and disabilities: the perspectives of patients and clinicians.

Krysta S Barton, Stanford School of Medicine

Holly K Tabor , Sydney Wells, Elizabeth Osborn, Arely Campos-Melendez, Karen Hirsch / Stanford School of Medicine

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Disability, Brain computer interface technology, Qualitative research, Ethics, Patient and Clinician Perspectives
  • Disclosures: N/A
Poster #216
Invisible Injury and Epistemic Injustice: Examining Diagnostic Precision in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Brielle Hershberger, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Brielle Hershberger / 1. The Parr Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Mild traumatic brain injury, Diagnostic standards, Biomarkers, Epistemic injustice, Neurological injury
  • Disclosures: No conflicts
Poster #218
The Neuroscience of Moral Distress: Cultivating Ethical Community in the ICU

Anders Orr , Harvard Medical School

Stephen Orr (1), Lindsay Semler, DNP, RN, CCRN, HEC-C (1,2) / 1. Center for Bioethics, Harvard Medical School; 2. Brigham and Women’s Hospital

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: (1) Moral distress. (2) Neurobiology of stress and moral decision-making. (3) Moral resilience/climate.
  • Disclosures: Disclosures: None
Poster #219
Chemogenetic modification that is ‘minimally invasive’? Agency and identity concerns with emerging neuromodulation techniques

Zoë JoEllen Hale, University of Washington / WaNBRC

Zoë JoEllen Hale (1,2), Veronica Porubsky (1,2), Khaled Moussawi (3), Azadeh Yazdan-Shahmorad (1,2,4), Tim Brown (5) / 1. Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington; 2. Washington National Biomedical Research Center; 3. Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine; 4. Department of Electrical & Chemical Engineering, University of Washington; 5. Department of Bioethics & Humanities, University of Washington School of Medicine

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Translational neuroethics, neural engineering, neurotechnology, agency & identity
  • Disclosures: The authors have nothing to disclose.
Poster #221
Individualism in Western Psychiatric Diagnosis & Its Effects on Collectivist Communities

Nithyasree Mamalayan, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Nithyasree Mamalayan (1) / University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Individualism, Western Psychiatry, Community-Based Psychiatry, Diagnosis
  • Disclosures: None
Poster #223
Food for thought: Viewing food insecurity as a neuroethical problem

Ria Saxena, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Ria Saxena / 1. The Parr Center for Ethics, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • In-person Poster / Stanford / Research Talks – Stanford D, Thursday, April 16, 2:45-4:00pm
  • Keywords: Food insecurity, child development, equity, neural constraints, autonomy
  • Disclosures: Disclosures: None
Poster #227
Who is really being protected? Risk, liability, and off-label neurotherapeutics.

Maeve A. Shannahan, Emory University

Maeve Shannahan (1), Leigh Loving, MPH (2), David Rye, MD, Ph.D. (3), Gillian Hue, Ph.D. (1). / 1. Neuroethics Minor, Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, Emory College of Arts and Sciences ; 2. Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University ; 3. Department of Neurology, Emory University, School of Medicine

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Off-label use, protection-inclusion dilemma, risk, patient autonomy, regulatory paternalism.
  • Disclosures: N/A
Poster #228
Wellness at what price? The cost of consumer Brain-Computer Interfaces

Jake Morrill, University of Tasmania

Jake Morrill, Frederic Gilbert / University of Tasmania

  • Virtual Poster
  • Keywords: Brain-Computer Interfaces; Neural Data; Privacy Paradox; Privacy; Governance
  • Disclosures: None
Poster #229
Integrating machine learning to automate triage decisions and optimize resource allocation in addiction-related emergencies

Sahithi Challam, Emory University

Sahithi Challam (1), Maeve Shannahan (1), Stephen Orr (1), and Gillian Hue, Ph.D. (1). / 1. Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, Emory College of Arts & Sciences

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Addiction, Substance-Abuse, Machine Learning
  • Disclosures: Disclosures: None
Poster #230
Promises, risks, and responsibilities: An empirical ethics analysis of blood-based dementia biomarkers in community practice

Ignacia Arteaga, University of California, San Francisco

Ignacia Arteaga (1), Alissa Sideman (1,2), Winston Chiong (2) / 1. Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco. 2. Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Dementia, Blood-based biomarkers, Risk, Community engagement
  • Disclosures: Disclosures: None
Poster #232
Rethinking cognitive security: a historical and comparative analysis of neurotechnology governance

Sabrina Reguyal, Stanford University

Matt Goerzen (1), Peggy Yin (2), Sabrina Reguyal (3), Julie Heng (4), Tung Tran (5) / 1. Department of History of Science, Harvard University; 2. Department of Psychology, Stanford University; 3. Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University; 4. Stanford Law School; 5. Department of Physics, Stanford University

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: cognitive security; neurosecurity, neuroprivacy
  • Disclosures: Disclosures: None
Poster #233
Governing AI mental health chatbots: clinically grounded evaluation, transparency, and harm-reducing design

Eric Lin, n/a

Desmond C. Ong (1,2), Jared Moore (2), Nicole Martinez-Martin (2,3), Caroline Meinhardt (2), Eric Lin, William Agnew (4) / 1. Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin; 2. Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, Stanford University; 3. Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, Stanford University School of Medicine; 4. Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: AI mental health chatbots; autonomy & informed consent; evaluation/benchmarking; transparency & independent auditing; sycophancy/parasocial dependence
  • Disclosures: J.M. is partly funded by the Future of Life Institute Vitalik Buterin Fellowship. DO, JM, EL, and WA have work that is supported by API credit grants from OpenAI and Google (Gemini) as well as from a gift from OpenAI. EL has consulted for Nema Health and Sama Therapeutics. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any of the affiliated institutions or sponsors.
Poster #234
Clinical neuroethical considerations in the pharmacological management of agitation in pediatric patients living with autism spectrum disorder

Avishka Jayasekara, University of Queensland-Ochsner Clinical School / Tulane University School of Medicine, Bioethics and Medical Humanities Program

Avishka Jayasekara (1,2), Stephen Hanson, Ph.D (2) / 1. University of Queensland-Ochsner Clinical School 2. Tulane University School of Medicine, Bioethics and Medical Humanities Program

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: Autism spectrum disorder; pediatric pharmacology; neurodevelopmental disorders; developmental-behavioral pediatrics; pediatric neurology
  • Disclosures: None
Talk #236
Privacy-by-design in neurotechnology patents

Utsav Gupta, Stanford University

Utsav Gupta / Stanford University

  • In-person Talk / Stanford
  • Keywords: Neural data privacy; Privacy-by-design; Anticipatory governance; Responsible innovation; Intellectual property
  • Disclosures: Disclosures: None
Poster #241
Ignorance, Impairment and Quality of Will’

Anna Hartford, Stellenbosch University

Dr Anna Hartford, Prof Dan J Stein (now deceased) / Philosophy Department & Unit for Social and Political Ethics (Centre for Applied Ethics), Stellenbosch University

  • Virtual Poster / Stellenbosch
  • Keywords: moral responsibility, culpable ignorance, mental disorder, quality of will
  • Disclosures: No
Poster #242
Neurological limitation and narrative identity: Neuroethical analysis of self-harm

Jennifer Mmamolema Mangena, University of Western Cape

Mmamolema Jennifer Mangena  / University of Western Cape

  • In-person Poster / Stellenbosch
  • Keywords: Self-harm, Epistemic injustice, Moral responsibility, language, neuroethics, limited agency
  • Disclosures: Disclosure: None
Poster #246
Informants (Study Partners) in presymptomatic ALS/FTD Research: Highlighting uncharacterized and uncommunicated potential risks

Jean Swidler, Genetic ALS & FTD: End the Legacy

Swidler (1) , Brickman (1) , Larsen (1,2,3)  / 1) Genetic ALS & FTD: End the Legacy , 2 University of California 3 Association for Fronto Lobar Degeneration

  • In-person Poster / Stanford
  • Keywords: FTD ALS Genetics Informants Stigma
  • Disclosures: None