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Deep brain stimulation and other brain interventions may diminish individual agency but do not globally challenge our concept of a responsible agent. A nuanced, multidimensional view of agency is needed for better understanding and therapy.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Philosophy of Mind
  • Ethics

Background:

  • Novel brain interventions, such as deep brain stimulation (DBS), prompt ethical and philosophical questions.
  • Concerns exist regarding the impact of these interventions on personal agency and responsibility.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze whether direct brain interventions threaten individual agency and the concept of a responsible agent.
  • To explore the implications of current evidence on our understanding of agency.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of agency and responsibility in the context of neurointerventions.
  • Review of existing evidence regarding the effects of deep brain stimulation on agency.

Main Results:

  • Current evidence does not suggest that neurointerventions pose a global challenge to the concept of agency.
  • Neurointerventions have the potential to diminish agency in individual cases.

Conclusions:

  • The lack of global challenge does not necessarily validate folk conceptions of agency.
  • A more nuanced, multidimensional perspective on agency is crucial for advancing theoretical understanding and therapeutic strategies.