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Essex BCI-NE webinar: Guilherme Wood - Safeguarding Mental Privacy in Neuroscience

Full Title: Safeguarding Mental Privacy in Neuroscience: Societal, Legal, and Ethical Challenges Abstract: Recent advancements in (neuro)technological innovations have significantly increased the accessibility and utilization of neurotechnologies (NT), enabling the recording, analysis, and modification of brain activity through neurotechnological devices. While these technologies were initially developed exclusively for clinical applications, they are now gaining popularity among healthy individuals seeking to enhance their cognitive or physical abilities. Consumer-grade neurotechnological devices can be purchased and operated by non-experts without supervision in various contexts, including work, education, and entertainment. This growing trend presents numerous unresolved questions and potential risks related to data security, privacy, and neuropsychological, ethical, and societal concerns. In response, the Neurorights Foundation (NRF) was established in 2017 to explore these challenges, foster public awareness, and promote discussions on these issues. This report examines the NRF's claims and proposals, critically assessing the necessity of their advocated "neurorights." Following an interdisciplinary evaluation of these concerns, we offer recommendations and policy options to address them. Short bio: Guilherme Maia de Oliveira Wood is a psychologist and professor of Neuropsychology and Neuroimaging at the University of Graz (Austria). He graduated in psychology at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, PhD at the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Germany, and lives in Austria since 2005, working first at the University of Salzburg and since 2011 at the University of Graz. His main interest is the development and validation of instruments for the neuropsychological rehabilitation, which are able to induce and direct neuroplasticity in brain-damaged patients. In his approach, neuropsychological rehabilitation is seen as a hierarchically organised and complex biohybrid system. In the last years, his main focus is on the combination of different types of brain-computer-interfaces, digital technologies and virtual reality in rehabilitation programs. He is also engaged in improving the quality of psychological research with the aim to overcome the replication crisis and promote fair and rigorous scientific communication as well as guaranteeing an ethical and responsible use of neurotechnologies.