UNESCO’s Neurotechnology Ethics Framework:
UNESCO issued the first global normative framework on the ethics of neurotechnology, aiming to balance innovation with human rights by protecting the brain and neural data from misuse.The move comes as neurotech rapidly expands, offering major medical benefits but also raising concerns about privacy, autonomy, and manipulation. Neurotechnology refers to devices and procedures that access, assess, and act on neural systems, especially the human brain. It works by recording brain signals or stimulating specific brain regions to improve function, restore abilities, or enable brain–machine communication. Neurotechnology is used in medicine, assistive devices, research, wellness tech, and emerging commercial applications.Neurotechnology involves tools such as EEG (Electroencephalography), and MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), and other techniques that allow scientists and doctors to visualize brain activity in real-time, aiding in the diagnosis of conditions like tumors, strokes, or epilepsy. It uses electrical or magnetic methods such as DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation) and TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) to activate specific brain regions, helping treat conditions like Parkinson’s disease by delivering targeted electrical impulses. Neuromodulation alters nerve activity by delivering targeted electrical, electromagnetic, or chemical stimulation to the nervous system, helping treat neurological and psychiatric disorders by correcting abnormal neural circuits.Neurofeedbac is Training the brain by giving real-time feedback on its electrical activity.
