Neurotechnologies shaping our brains and legal frameworks

Giulia Maria Servida (Università degli Studi di Milano)

Abstract

While much of the world’s attention towards technology is still focused on the digital revolution, neurotechnologies are emerging as striking technologies which could bring to our society advancements and changes unimaginable now. Neurotechnologies are breaking new ground with respect to understanding and influencing human beings in their most intimate sphere – the mind – like never before. Being able to directly interfere with the brain challenges several human rights, such as identity, equality, physical and mental integrity, self-determination, freedom of conscience and privacy. We need to reflect on the entity of protection that current legal frameworks are offering and how they should evolve in order to best benefit from neurotechnologies but at the same time protect us alongside their evolution.
This paper addresses the issues posed by neurotechnologies especially for what concerns the evolution of legal frameworks.

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