Mind Matters: Opportunities and Challenges for Neurotechnology

From brain-computer interfaces enabling paralyzed patients to control robotic limbs, to deep brain stimulation treating depression, we are witnessing unprecedented breakthroughs in our ability to interface with the human brain. Yet with these opportunities come equally profound challenges.

As UNESCO is about to submit the draft recommendation on the Ethics of Neurotechnology for adoption at its General Conference, this panel will examine the transformative potential of these technologies and address the challenges they present for human rights.

Join us for a thought-provoking discussion about how we can harness the promise of neurotechnology while ensuring responsible development that respects human dignity, privacy, and autonomy with Dafna Feinholz and Tara White.

Dafna Feinholz is UNESCO’s Director AI Division of Research, Ethics and Inclusion and Chief of Section Bioethics and Ethics of Science and Technology Section Social and Human Sciences Sector.

Tara White is the founding director of the Laboratory of Affective Neuroscience at Brown University. Her pioneering work in Dignity Neuroscience bridges human rights and neuroscience in a theory that addresses agency, uniqueness, unconditionality, freedom from want/poverty, freedom from fear, and protections of vulnerable populations.