AUTHOR=Illes Judy , Tairyan Kate , Federico Carole A., Tabet Aline , Glover Gary H.

TITLE=Reducing Barriers to Ethics in Neuroscience


JOURNAL=Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

VOLUME=Volume 4 - 2010

YEAR=2010

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/human-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2010.00167

DOI=10.3389/fnhum.2010.00167

ISSN=1662-5161

ABSTRACT=<p>Ethics is a growing interest for neuroscientists, but rather than signifying a commitment to the protection of human subjects, care of animals, and public understanding to which the professional community is engaged in a fundamental way, interest has been consumed by administrative overhead and the mission creep of institutional ethics reviews. Faculty, trainees, and staff (<italic>n</italic> = 605) in North America whose work involves brain imaging and brain stimulation completed an online survey about ethics in their research. Using factor analysis and linear regression, we found significant effects for invasiveness of imaging technique, professional position, gender, and local presence of bioethics centers. We propose strategies for improving communication between the neuroscience community and ethics review boards, collaborations between neuroscientists and biomedical ethicists, and ethics training in graduate neuroscience programs to revitalize mutual goals and interests.
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