Contextualizing Neuroprotection: Latin American Perspectives on the Impact of Neurotechnological Development in Life and Society

Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-3-031-96054-3
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 236 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 545 g

Reihe: Ethics of Science and Technology Assessment

This book provides informed-by-experience contributions from Latin-American-based researchers on the debate about how to protect citizens from the risks raised by neurotechnological applications. Written by researchers in philosophy, law, psychology, and medical sciences, the chapters of this book report on their individual experiences and case studies. They offer a timely snapshot of practical, conceptual, and legal ideas and challenges emerged in Latin American countries, which may inspire researchers and professionals all over the world. 

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

López-Silva, Pablo

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik, Medizinische Werkstoffe
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1.Towards a Contextualized  Examination  of  the  Impact  of  Neurotechnological Development in Life and Society: Conceptual and Practical Lessons.- 2.Free Will Skepticism, Neurorights, and Coercive Moral  Neuroenhancements: An Approach from Neuroabolitionism.- 3.Neurotechnologies, Human Rights and Criminal Law.- 4.Personal Identity and Personality Neurorights: Reconceptualize to Protect.- 5.Deconstructing the Mind: Neurotechnology, Mental Privacy, and the Case for Neurorights.- 6.Criminal Law, Prognosis of Criminal Behavior, Neuroscience and the Case of Psychopathology.- 7.Neurotechnologies and Inequality: Insights from Latin America.- 8.Advances Towards a Legal Theory of Neurolaw Based on the Case of Mexico.- 9.The Right to Health in Brazil and The Prospects for Using Neurotechnology.- 10.Neuroscience, Neuroprotection, and Neurorights: Human Brain Rights and the Brazilian Constitutional Advances.- 11.Neural Data and Neuroprotection in the Chilean Constitution Reform Bill: Critical Considerations.- 12.A Situated Approach to Neurorights Legislation in Chile.- 13.Understanding Consent: Challenges in the Age of Neurotechnologies.- 14.Principles  of  Research  with Neurotechnologies  and  Artificial  Intelligence:  A Comparative Analysis of Latin American and European Laws.- 15.AI and Neurotechnology Regulation in Chile: A Comparative Case Analysis.- 16.Neurotechnological Progress and the Quest for Contextualized Regulations.

Über Autor(innen)

Pablo López-Silva is Professor of Psychology (School of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences), and Research Professor (Faculty of Medicine and Institute of Philosophy) at the Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile. After earning undergraduate and professional degrees in psychology in Chile, he completed an MRes and a PhD in Philosophy at the University of Manchester, UK. Currently, he is also a Young Research Fellow at the Millennium Institute for Research in Depression and Personality (MIDAP-Chile), a Research Fellow at the Valparaíso Institute for Complex Systems, Researcher at the Universidad de Valparaíso Research Centre for Cognition and Language Development, and International Partner at the Collaborating Centre for Values-Based Practice in Health and Social Care at St Catherine’s College, University of Oxford, UK.