NIH R01 · 2025
Neuroethics and human-centered design in neurotechnology
PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Empirical neuroethics studies of patient/user perspectives have demonstrated profound effects that novel neurotechnological therapies, such as implanted devices, can have on people’s understandings of themselves and their illnesses. However, to date the incorporation of such perspectives in the design of neurotechnologies is not a standard practice, and this gap presents risk for ethical harms and may negatively impact the usability and feasibility of interventions based on BRAIN Initiative-supported research. The long-term goal of this proposal is to facilitate the BRAIN Initiative’s success in discovering effective and ethically sound therapies for disorders of…
From the public funding record at NIH RePORTER. Describes the funded project, not the reviews below.