… Much of the discussion by neuroethicists centers on the nature of the threat posed by DBS,
asking whether it is best understood as a threat to personal identity, autonomy, agency, or …

… autonomy. The author is certainly conscious of the problems implicated by large-scale
application of this form of neuromodulation. … of the patient’s autonomous choice) or that it could …

… neuromodulation. More sophisticated and perhaps autonomous or semi-autonomous …
features of currently available forms of neuromodulation, like unidirectional DBS. Footnote 2 …

… Proclaiming the start of the Decade of the Brain on 1st January 1990, President Bush senior
stated “The cooperation between […] agencies and the multidisciplinary efforts of thousands …

… , in Western societies, of the principle of individual autonomy: the subject must be free to
choose (… Another form of public intervention could be to subsidize research in neuromodulation …

… impact our mental privacy, autonomy, authenticity, personal … between neuroimaging and
neuromodulation technologies. … from the angle of authenticity, autonomy, agency or the self. …

… 127), a serious moral problem arises because of the ways in which agency and autonomy
are constrained. Consider, for example, the scope of possible identity-constituting narratives …

… Many output neurons of the basal ganglia act as autonomous oscillators [14], suggesting …
be feasible and will be approved by regulatory agencies. An IPG employing closed-loop control …

… There are several other forms of neuromodulation which have … use and craving,
neuromodulation may provide a non-… Further research investigating neuromodulation, both alone …

… Neuromodulation is the application of electricity to modulate brain function. There are … by
an FDA-like agency. It is also paternalistic, against the autonomy principle, for doctors to refuse …