AUTHOR=Das Jayatri , Forlini Cynthia , Porcello Darrell M. , Rommelfanger Karen S. , Salles Arleen , Global Neuroethics Summit Delegates , Akter Nargis , Rachel Ankeny , Araki Toshiyuki , Arie Fumie , Asakawa Tasia , Bennett Allyson J. , Bitsch Lise , Carter Olivia , Das Jayatri , Forlini Cynthia , Forlini Cynthia , Fukuda Miyako , Fukushi Tamami , Hendriks Saskia , Herrera-Ferra Karen , Ienca Marcello , Illes Judy , Jeong Sung-Jin , Syd Johnson L. , Jones Paul-Howard , Kim So Yoon , Leach Joan , Maruyama Megumi , McMahon Agnes , Montojo Caroline , Morita Kentaro , Nakamura Katsuki , Nakazawa Eisuke , O'Connor Cliodhna , Poo Mu-ming , Porcello Darrell M. , Ramos Khara , Richards Linda , Rommelfanger Karen S. , Sadato Norihiro , Salles Arleen , Shimizu Reiko , Smith Brooke , Uh Stepheni , Wang Huimin , White Samantha , Yi Wang Windy , Yin Jie TITLE=Neuroscience is ready for neuroethics engagement JOURNAL=Frontiers in Communication VOLUME=7 YEAR=2022 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/communication/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2022.909964 DOI=10.3389/fcomm.2022.909964 ISSN=2297-900X ABSTRACT=

Neuroscience research has been expanding, providing new insights into brain and nervous system function and potentially transformative technological applications. In recent years, there has been a flurry of prominent international scientific academies and intergovernmental organizations calling for engagement with different publics on social, ethical, and regulatory issues related to neuroscience and neurotechnology advances. Neuroscientific activities and outputs are value-laden; they reflect the cultural, ethical, and political values that are prioritized in different societies at a given time and impact a variety of publics beyond the laboratory. The focus on engagement in neuroscience recognizes the breadth and significance of current neuroscience research whilst acknowledging the need for a neuroethical approach that explores the epistemic and moral values influencing the neuroscientific agenda. The field of neuroethics is characterized by its focus on the social, legal, and philosophical implications of neuroscience including its impact on cultural assumptions about the cognitive experience, identity, consciousness, and decision-making. Here, we outline a proposal for neuroethics engagement that reflects an enhanced and evolving understanding of public engagement with neuroethical issues to create opportunities to share ideation, decision-making, and collaboration in neuroscience endeavors for the benefit of society. We demonstrate the synergies between public engagement and neuroethics scholarship and activities that can guide neuroethics engagement.