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New neurotechnology is blurring the lines around mental privacy – but are new human rights the answer?

  • Written by Laura Y. Cabrera, Associate Professor of Neuroethics, Penn State
New neurotechnology is blurring the lines around mental privacy – but are new human rights the answer?A woman tries neurotechnology equipment during Tech Week in Bucharest, Romania, in May 2023.Cristian Cristel/Xinhua via Getty Images

Neurotechnologies – devices that interact directly with the brain or nervous system – were once dismissed as the stuff of science fiction. Not anymore.

Several companies are trying to develop brain-computer...

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