Background MR-guided focused ultrasound is a promising intervention for treatment-
resistant mental illness, and merits contextualized ethical exploration in relation to more …

Crime comes with enormous costs, not only financial but also in terms of loss of mental and
physical health and, in some cases, even loss of life. Recidivism is responsible for a …

The classification of medical interventions as either invasive or non-invasive is commonly
regarded to be morally important. On the most commonly endorsed account of invasiveness …

Background The past few decades have seen the emergence both of new neuromodulation
treatment protocols and novel applications of standard neuromodulation interventions in …

Medical devices are often referred to as being invasive or non-invasive. Though
invasiveness is relevant, and central, to how devices are understood and regarded in …

Invasive neurotechnologies are a frequent subject of discussion in neuroethics.
Technologies, like deep brain stimulation and implantable brain-computer interfaces, are …

Abstract Background Psychiatric electroceutical interventions (PEIs) use electrical or
magnetic stimulation to treat mental disorders and may raise different ethical concerns than …

There is growing interest in the use of neurointerventions to reduce the risk that criminal
offenders will reoffend. Commentators have raised several ethical concerns regarding this …

Amid a renewed interest in alternatives to psychotherapy and medication to treat
depression, there is limited data as to how different stakeholders perceive of the risks and …

Context The use of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) to reduce or stop electroconvulsive
therapy (ECT) in treatment-resistant depression seems promising. The aim of this study was …