Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Related Concept Videos

Torts II

Torts II

Intentional torts in healthcare refer to deliberate actions that cause harm or infringe on the rights of others. Understanding these torts is crucial for healthcare professionals to avoid legal liabilities and maintain ethical standards in patient care.

Psychosurgery

Psychosurgery

Psychosurgery, the surgical alteration or permanent removal of brain tissue to alleviate severe psychological conditions, stands as one of the most radical and controversial treatments in the history of mental health care. Its development and application have evolved significantly, marked by dramatic shifts in scientific understanding and ethical perspectives.
Historical Development of Psychosurgery
In the 1930s, Portuguese neurologist Antonio Egas Moniz introduced a surgical procedure designed...

Reason and Intuition

Reason and Intuition

The human brain processes information for decision-making using one of two routes: an intuitive system and a rational system (Epstein, 1994; popularized by Kahneman, 2011 as System 1 and System 2, respectively). The intuitive system is quick, impulsive, and operates with minimal effort, relying on emotions or habits to provide cues for what to do next, while the rational system is logical, analytical, deliberate, and methodical. Research in neuropsychology suggests that the...

Interference and Decay

Interference and Decay

Forgetting is a complex cognitive phenomenon influenced by several factors, among which interference and decay are particularly prominent. These processes explain why individuals often struggle to retrieve specific information from memory, leading to lapses in recall that can be observed in everyday situations.
Interference occurs when competing memories hinder the retrieval of particular information. It can be classified into two types: proactive and retroactive interference. Proactive...

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy

Cognitive-behavioral therapies (CBTs) are grounded in the belief that our thoughts profoundly influence our emotions and actions. Advocates of CBT emphasize three core assumptions: first, that cognitions are identifiable and measurable; second, that they are central to psychological functioning; and third, that irrational or maladaptive beliefs can be replaced with rational and adaptive ones. This transformative approach to therapy has paved the way for specific models such as Albert...

False Memories

False Memories

False memories represent a cognitive distortion in which individuals recall events that did not happen, or remember them in an altered form. This phenomenon highlights the brain's constructive nature in processing and recalling memories, emphasizing that memory is not a perfect representation of past events but rather a dynamic reconstruction influenced by various factors.
One primary source of false memories is misattribution, where individuals incorrectly associate external information...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Closed-Loop Neurotechnologies, Agency and Mental Interference.

AJOB neuroscience·2026

Same author

Should We Use Behavioural Predictions in Organ Allocation?

Bioethics·2025

Same author

What's the Alternative? Comparative Benefits in Gene Editing and Genetic Selection.

The American journal of bioethics : AJOB·2024

Same author

Right to mental integrity and neurotechnologies: implications of the extended mind thesis.

Journal of medical ethics·2024

Same author

What makes a medical intervention invasive? A reply to commentaries.

Journal of medical ethics·2024

Same author

On the Relative Intrusiveness of Physical and Chemical Restraints.

AJOB neuroscience·2024

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: May 23, 2025

The Adventures of Fundi Intervention Based on the Cognitive and Emotional Processing in Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder Patients

The Adventures of Fundi Intervention Based on the Cognitive and Emotional Processing in Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder Patients

Published on: June 12, 2020

An Intuitive, Abductive Argument for a Right against Mental Interference.

Thomas Douglas^1,2

¹Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

The Journal of Ethics

|March 7, 2025

Summary

This study defends the right against mental interference. It argues that this right best explains why certain interventions into our minds are wrong, offering a novel justification for mental privacy.

Keywords:

Autonomy Bodily Integrity Bodily Interference Freedom of Thought Manipulation Mental Integrity Mental Interference Mind Control Neurorights

More Related Videos

A Cognitive Paradigm to Investigate Interference in Working Memory by Distractions and Interruptions

A Cognitive Paradigm to Investigate Interference in Working Memory by Distractions and Interruptions

Published on: July 16, 2015

Task Interruption and Resumption Paradigm for Testing the Activation and Pursuit of an Abstract Thinking Goal

Task Interruption and Resumption Paradigm for Testing the Activation and Pursuit of an Abstract Thinking Goal

Published on: April 18, 2017

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: May 23, 2025

The Adventures of Fundi Intervention Based on the Cognitive and Emotional Processing in Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder Patients

The Adventures of Fundi Intervention Based on the Cognitive and Emotional Processing in Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder Patients

Published on: June 12, 2020

A Cognitive Paradigm to Investigate Interference in Working Memory by Distractions and Interruptions

A Cognitive Paradigm to Investigate Interference in Working Memory by Distractions and Interruptions

Published on: July 16, 2015

Task Interruption and Resumption Paradigm for Testing the Activation and Pursuit of an Abstract Thinking Goal

Task Interruption and Resumption Paradigm for Testing the Activation and Pursuit of an Abstract Thinking Goal

Published on: April 18, 2017

Area of Science:

Philosophy of Mind
Ethics
Neuroethics

Background:

Recent philosophical literature posits a right against mental interference.
The justification for this right remains a subject of debate.
Existing explanations for wrongful mental interventions are incomplete.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide a novel justification for the right against mental interference.
To account for the residual wrongfulness in cases of mental intervention.
To offer an inference to the best explanation for mental privacy.

Main Methods:

Case-based reasoning appealing to intuitions.
Abductive argumentation (inference to the best explanation).
Critique of five existing theories on wrongful interventions.

Main Results:

Five prominent theories fail to fully explain the wrongfulness of mental interventions.
A novel explanation invoking a right against mental interference accounts for residual wrongfulness.
The proposed right provides a robust justification for mental privacy.

Conclusions:

The right against mental interference is a necessary component of a comprehensive ethical framework.
This right offers the best explanation for the wrongfulness of specific mental intrusions.
The study advances the philosophical understanding of mental privacy and autonomy.