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With the advent of novel neurotechnologies, existing ethical frameworks run the risk of falling behind. It is important to identify these shortcomings and address them in a manner that will stand the test of time. We help address this problem by identifying ethical issues that are relevant to the industry and subjecting them to existing prominent frameworks to illuminate the gaps for further ethical discussion and to help structure a more robust ethical framework. In our systematic literature review, we explain the selection criteria for both the ethical issues and frameworks obtained from multiple other papers. In total, 25 ethical issues are treated to 7 frameworks and gaps are identified where current research is lacking. The goal of this paper is to inform future development in the area and provide a springboard for further research. To that end, we hope to raise awareness of the need for the spotlight on ethics to keep up with BCI advancements.
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Hosseini, N., Kumar, P. (2020). Gaps in Neuroethics in Relation to Brain Computer Interfaces: Systematic Literature Review. In: Kurosu, M. (eds) Human-Computer Interaction. Human Values and Quality of Life. HCII 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12183. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49065-2_32
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