Challenges and Suggestions of Ethical Review on Clinical Research Involving Brain-Computer Interfaces

Xue-Qin Wang ¹Hong-Qiang Sun ¹Jia-Yue Si ²Zi-Yan Lin ³Xiao-Mei Zhai ⁴Lin Lu⁵

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作者信息

1. Peking University Sixth Hospital,Peking University Institute of Mental Health,NHC Key Laboratory of Mental Health(Peking University),National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders(Peking Univer-sity Sixth Hospital),Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Research Unit(No.2018RU006),Beijing 100191,China
2. Department of Psychology,University of California,Davis 95616,USA
3. Department of Psychology,University of Toronto,Toronto M5S 1A1,Canada
4. School of Population Medicine and Public Health,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences&Peking Union Medical College,Beijing 100730,China
5. Peking University Sixth Hospital,Peking University Institute of Mental Health,NHC Key Laboratory of Mental Health(Peking University),National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders(Peking Univer-sity Sixth Hospital),Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Research Unit(No.2018RU006),Beijing 100191,China;Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies,Peking-Tsinghua Centre for Life Sciences and Peking University-International Development Group/McGovern Institute for Brain Research,Peking University,Bei-ji
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Abstract

Brain-computer interface(BCI)technology is rapidly advancing in medical research and application.As an emerging biomedical engineering technology,it has garnered significant attention in the clinical research of brain disease diagnosis and treatment,neurological rehabilitation,and mental health.However,BCI also raises several challenges and ethical concerns in clinical research.In this article,the authors investigate and discuss three aspects of BCI in medicine and healthcare:the state of international ethical governance,multidimensional ethical challenges pertaining to BCI in clinical research,and suggestive concerns for ethical review.Despite the great potential of frontier BCI research and development in the field of medical care,the ethical challenges induced by itself and the complexities of clinical research and brain function have put forward new special fields for ethics in BCI.To ensure"responsible innovation"in BCI research in healthcare and medicine,the creation of an ethical global governance framework and system,along with special guidelines for cutting-edge BCI research in medicine,is suggested.

Key words

brain-computer interface/clinical research/bioethics/ethical governance/ethical review

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基金项目

Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China(2021ZD0201900)

Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China Project 5(2021ZD0201905)

出版年

2024

中国医学科学杂志(英文版)

中国医学科学院,中国协和医科大学

中国医学科学杂志(英文版)

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ISSN：1001-9294

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