Alice Andrea ChinaiaIMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca
Alice Andrea Chinaia
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Recent advancements in the field are forcing scientists and neuroethicists to balance opposite concerns. Some see no risks at all while some waive red flags.
Human cerebral organoids (HCOs) are model systems that enable researchers to investigate the human brain in ways that had previously been impossible. The emergence of HCOs was accompanied by both expert and layperson discussions concerning the possibility of these novel entities developing sentience or consciousness. Such concerns are reflected in...
Background
Human cerebral organoids (HCOs) offer unprecedented opportunities to study the human brain in vitro, but they also raise important ethical concerns. Here we report the first systematic analysis of scientists’ stance within the ethical debate.
Method
Twenty-one in-depth semi-structured interviews were analyzed through a constant comparat...
