“Where does responsibility lie if a person acts under the influence of their brain implant?”

Visit The Conversation to read “It’s not my fault, my brain implant made me do it,” a collaborative article from Center Assistant Professor Dr. Laura Cabrera and College of Law Associate Professor Dr. Jennifer Carter-Johnson. They combine their neuroethics and legal expertise to address questions such as: “Where does responsibility lie if a person acts under the influence of their brain implant?” The article was also published in Scientific American.

In November 2017, Drs. Cabrera and Carter-Johnson participated in a Brews and Views event of the same name, “It’s not my fault: my brain implant made me do it.” Brews and Views events, moderated discussions addressing the most fascinating and provocative areas of bioscience and engineering, are a collaboration between the Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering and the Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences at Michigan State University.

Bioethics in the News from Laura Cabrera:

• Forgetting about fear: A neuroethics perspective
• Can brain scans spot criminal intent?

Bioethics in the News from Jennifer Carter-Johnson:

• Designing Children: Patents and the Market are not Sufficient Regulation
• Dawn of False Hope: Spread of “Right To Try” Laws across the U.S.
• Defining The Spectrum of “Normal”: What is a Disease?
• Humanity in the Age of Genetic Modification