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When "altering brain function" becomes "mind control".

Andrew Koivuniemi1, Kevin Otto2

  • 1Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis, IN, USA.

Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
|October 30, 2014
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) offers novel psychiatric treatments but raises ethical questions about mind control. Establishing criteria for DBS-induced mind control is crucial for patient consent and ethical practice.

Area of Science:

  • Neurosurgery
  • Psychiatry
  • Neuroethics

Background:

  • Functional neurosurgery is re-emerging for psychiatric conditions.
  • Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a key technology for altering brain function to treat mental disorders.
  • DBS is being explored for depression, addiction, OCD, and dementia.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To define the criteria for "mind control" in the context of DBS.
  • To explore the ethical and philosophical implications of altering brain function via DBS.
  • To provide a framework for ethical DBS application in psychiatry.

Main Methods:

  • Review of philosophical, ethical, and neurosurgical literature.
  • Development of criteria to define mind control related to DBS.
Keywords:
deep brain stimulationethicsneurosurgeryphilosophy of mindpsychiatry

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  • Analysis of serendipitous treatment cases involving DBS.

    • Main Results:

    • Established criteria for identifying mind control in DBS procedures.
    • Highlighted the importance of subject consent for therapeutic interventions.
    • Demonstrated the relevance of criteria through analysis of unintended therapeutic benefits.

    Conclusions:

    • Clear ethical guidelines are needed for DBS in psychiatric treatment.
    • Patient consent is paramount to avoid non-consensual mind alteration.
    • Understanding DBS's potential for mind control is vital for responsible neurosurgical innovation.