Neuroethics guiding principles for the NIH BRAIN initiative
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Neuroscience presents important neuroethical considerations. Human neuroscience demands focused application of the core research ethics guidelines set out in documents such as the Belmont Report. Various mechanisms, including institutional review boards (IRBs), privacy rules, and the Food and Drug
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- Authors
- Greely, H. T., Grady, C., Ramos, K. M., Chiong, W., Eberwine, J., Farahany, N. A., Johnson, L. S. M., Hyman, B. T., Hyman, S. E., Rommelfanger, K. S., & Serrano, E. E.
- Affiliations
- Stanford University (US)
- National Institutes of Health (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Duke University (US)
- Michigan Technological University (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Broad Institute (US)
- Emory University (US)
- New Mexico State University (US)
- ORCID
- Venue
- The Journal of Neuroscience
- Publisher
- Society for Neuroscience
- Published
- 2018-12-12
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 50
- Pages
- 10586-10588
- ISSN
- 0270-6474 (ISSN-L)
- 1529-2401
- PMC
- PMC6297371
- OpenAlex
- W2903600064
- Cited by
- 82
- References
- 4
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 7
- FWCI
- 8.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
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- Journal of Neuroscience (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
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- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Digital Commons - Michigan Tech (Michigan Technological University) (submittedVersion)
- eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Ethics in Clinical Research
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Ethics and bioethics in healthcare
- Keywords
- neuroethics, research ethics guidelines, Belmont Report, research ethics committees, privacy rules, FDA regulation
- MeSH terms
- Brain, Humans, National Institutes of Health (U.S.), Neurosciences, United States, Guidelines as Topic
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