Pub Date : 2026-01-06DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2025.2601351
Kevin Chien-Chang Wu
According to the World Health Organization, over 700,000 people die by suicide each year, accounting for 1.3% of global deaths. As neuroscience and neurotechnology increasingly shape suicide research and prevention, East Asian societies such as Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan-historically more permissive toward suicide-have enacted laws emphasizing multi-level psychosocial interventions. Despite advances in neuroscientific inquiry, neuroethical reflection on suicide prevention remains limited. This paper proposes a culturally grounded neuroethical framework that integrates neurorights, disability rights, and cultural perspectives. Rejecting reductionist views of suicide as mere brain dysfunction, it examines how direct and indirect brain interventions, cognitive liberty, and cultural mediation interact in shaping moral and policy responses. It argues that the suicidal brain and culture are co-produced phenomena, dynamically evolving within complex neuroethical structures that shape contemporary suicide prevention.
{"title":"Neuroethics in Suicide Prevention: An East Asian Perspective.","authors":"Kevin Chien-Chang Wu","doi":"10.1080/21507740.2025.2601351","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21507740.2025.2601351","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>According to the World Health Organization, over 700,000 people die by suicide each year, accounting for 1.3% of global deaths. As neuroscience and neurotechnology increasingly shape suicide research and prevention, East Asian societies such as Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan-historically more permissive toward suicide-have enacted laws emphasizing multi-level psychosocial interventions. Despite advances in neuroscientific inquiry, neuroethical reflection on suicide prevention remains limited. This paper proposes a culturally grounded neuroethical framework that integrates neurorights, disability rights, and cultural perspectives. Rejecting reductionist views of suicide as mere brain dysfunction, it examines how direct and indirect brain interventions, cognitive liberty, and cultural mediation interact in shaping moral and policy responses. It argues that the suicidal brain and culture are co-produced phenomena, dynamically evolving within complex neuroethical structures that shape contemporary suicide prevention.</p>","PeriodicalId":39022,"journal":{"name":"AJOB Neuroscience","volume":" ","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145913312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2026-01-19DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2025.2606292
Nathaniel A Mattera, Timothy F Murphy
{"title":"In and Out of the Loop: Responsibility for Harms After Service Member Enhancement.","authors":"Nathaniel A Mattera, Timothy F Murphy","doi":"10.1080/21507740.2025.2606292","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21507740.2025.2606292","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39022,"journal":{"name":"AJOB Neuroscience","volume":"17 1","pages":"42-44"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146004365","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2026-01-19DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2025.2606299
Timothy F Murphy
{"title":"Grounding Responsibility to Parties Who Suffer Harm Following Biomodifications to Enhance Military Function.","authors":"Timothy F Murphy","doi":"10.1080/21507740.2025.2606299","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21507740.2025.2606299","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39022,"journal":{"name":"AJOB Neuroscience","volume":"17 1","pages":"58-59"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146004363","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2026-01-19DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2025.2606302
Michael Pflanzer, Veljko Dubljević
{"title":"On Undisclosed or Improper Use of Generative AI and Sanctions.","authors":"Michael Pflanzer, Veljko Dubljević","doi":"10.1080/21507740.2025.2606302","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21507740.2025.2606302","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39022,"journal":{"name":"AJOB Neuroscience","volume":"17 1","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146004358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-06-16DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2025.2517007
Owen Thomas, Francisca Silva
In "Prescription for Love: An Experimental Investigation of Laypeople's Relative Moral Disapproval of Love Drugs," Lantian, Boudesseul, and Cova (2024) explore the moral implications of hypothetical romantic love-enhancing biotechnological interventions. Their study reveals "love drugs" (LDs) are viewed as less acceptable than psychological therapy due to the perceived inauthenticity of the resulting feelings. This highlights the importance of authenticity and naturalness in moral evaluations of emotion. However, we suggest the distinction between organic and artificial experiences is less clear than it seems, and that humans can draw meaning from many situations. Drawing parallels with psychedelic-assisted therapy, we propose emotions from LDs could also be meaningful and authentic, if they foster long-term positive change and align with personal beliefs and desires. Feelings we characterize as natural are also shaped by external stimuli that influence brain function. Where LDs can support transformative, meaningful experiences, they should not be viewed as immoral.
{"title":"Authenticity and Love Drugs: Insights from Psychedelic Therapy.","authors":"Owen Thomas, Francisca Silva","doi":"10.1080/21507740.2025.2517007","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21507740.2025.2517007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In \"Prescription for Love: An Experimental Investigation of Laypeople's Relative Moral Disapproval of Love Drugs,\" Lantian, Boudesseul, and Cova (2024) explore the moral implications of hypothetical romantic love-enhancing biotechnological interventions. Their study reveals \"love drugs\" (LDs) are viewed as less acceptable than psychological therapy due to the perceived <i>inauthenticity</i> of the resulting feelings. This highlights the importance of <i>authenticity</i> and <i>naturalness</i> in moral evaluations of emotion. However, we suggest the distinction between <i>organic</i> and <i>artificial</i> experiences is less clear than it seems, and that humans can draw meaning from many situations. Drawing parallels with psychedelic-assisted therapy, we propose emotions from LDs could also be meaningful and authentic, if they foster long-term positive change and align with personal beliefs and desires. Feelings we characterize as natural are also shaped by external stimuli that influence brain function. Where LDs can support transformative, meaningful experiences, they should not be viewed as immoral.</p>","PeriodicalId":39022,"journal":{"name":"AJOB Neuroscience","volume":" ","pages":"68-71"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144303137","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2026-01-19DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2025.2606300
Valerie Black, Maya Hunt
{"title":"Must Care Be Earned? The Normalization of Sacrifice in Post-Disenhancement Ethics.","authors":"Valerie Black, Maya Hunt","doi":"10.1080/21507740.2025.2606300","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21507740.2025.2606300","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39022,"journal":{"name":"AJOB Neuroscience","volume":"17 1","pages":"44-45"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146004351","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-03-31DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2025.2478427
Bouke van Balen
Recent developments in the domain of bi-directional Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) technology are directed at generating naturalistic sensory perceptual experiences for disabled people. I argue that conceptualizing and operationalizing "naturalness" in this context has profound impact on disabled people and their experiences. I ask (1) what does it mean to have a "natural" perceptual experience and (2) should the bi-directional BCI-community strive for naturalness in this context? Inspired by phenomenological and 4E-cognition approaches to perception, I argue that the terms "natural" and "naturalness" should not be used in this context because of (1) polysemicity and (2) an implicit bias favoring able-bodied perception over disabled perception. I offer the phenomenological concept of transparency as a positive alternative to denote the underlying goal of embodiment and effortless use. I cash out methodological ramifications of my argument for research in bi-directional BCIs and plea for a transdisciplinary dialogue between end-users, phenomenologists and neuroscientists.
{"title":"Somatosensory Feedback in BCIs: Why Aiming for Naturalness Raises Ethical Concerns.","authors":"Bouke van Balen","doi":"10.1080/21507740.2025.2478427","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21507740.2025.2478427","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recent developments in the domain of bi-directional Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) technology are directed at generating <i>naturalistic</i> sensory perceptual experiences for disabled people. I argue that conceptualizing and operationalizing \"naturalness\" in this context has profound impact on disabled people and their experiences. I ask (1) what does it mean to have a \"natural\" perceptual experience and (2) should the bi-directional BCI-community strive for naturalness in this context? Inspired by phenomenological and 4E-cognition approaches to perception, I argue that the terms \"natural\" and \"naturalness\" should not be used in this context because of (1) polysemicity and (2) an implicit bias favoring able-bodied perception over disabled perception. I offer the phenomenological concept of <i>transparency</i> as a positive alternative to denote the underlying goal of embodiment and effortless use. I cash out methodological ramifications of my argument for research in bi-directional BCIs and plea for a transdisciplinary dialogue between end-users, phenomenologists and neuroscientists.</p>","PeriodicalId":39022,"journal":{"name":"AJOB Neuroscience","volume":" ","pages":"5-19"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143753738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2026-01-19DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2025.2606298
Hazar Haidar, Julie Simard
{"title":"Disenhancing Super Soldiers: An Ethical Imperative to Revisit <i>Jus Post Bellum</i> Principles.","authors":"Hazar Haidar, Julie Simard","doi":"10.1080/21507740.2025.2606298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21507740.2025.2606298","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39022,"journal":{"name":"AJOB Neuroscience","volume":"17 1","pages":"39-42"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146004316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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