AJOB NeurosciencePub Date : 2026-07-01Epub Date: 2026-07-10DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2026.2690119
Tamami Fukushi
{"title":"Opening and Widening New Horizons for a Cross-Cultural Approach in Neuroethics.","authors":"Tamami Fukushi","doi":"10.1080/21507740.2026.2690119","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21507740.2026.2690119","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39022,"journal":{"name":"AJOB Neuroscience","volume":"17 3","pages":"163-166"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148425001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AJOB NeurosciencePub Date : 2026-07-01Epub Date: 2026-07-10DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2026.2686631
Maria Antonietta Castaldi
{"title":"Integral Human Ecology as Relational Ontology: Toward a Neuroethical Framework for Digital Resurrection.","authors":"Maria Antonietta Castaldi","doi":"10.1080/21507740.2026.2686631","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21507740.2026.2686631","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39022,"journal":{"name":"AJOB Neuroscience","volume":"17 3","pages":"263-265"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148425070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AJOB NeurosciencePub Date : 2026-07-01Epub Date: 2025-12-25DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2025.2601354
Dov Greenbaum
{"title":"From Frankenstein to Astro Boy: A Research Agenda for Understanding Cultural Narratives, Media Representation, and the Ethics of Neurotechnology Governance.","authors":"Dov Greenbaum","doi":"10.1080/21507740.2025.2601354","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21507740.2025.2601354","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Our enduring cultural narratives about technology-carried across generations and embedded in collective memory-shape how societies interpret and respond to emerging innovations such as artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, and neurotechnology. These stories may help shape regulatory discourse by embedding philosophical assumptions and ethical norms into governance frameworks. Frankenstein and Astro Boy serve here as illustrative archetypes that capture contrasting traditions of technological imagination: one foregrounding risk, hubris, and individual autonomy; the other emphasizing harmony, relationality, and technological partnership. Media representations continue to reinforce these orientations, framing debates over the integration of technology into human life. While Western narratives often highlight threats to personal freedom, many East Asian portrayals explore technology's role in sustaining social balance. Yet within all regions, there remains significant internal diversity. This paper develops a research agenda for understanding the relationship between cultural narratives, media portrayals, and neurotechnology governance. Drawing on examples from literature, film, and policy debates, it identifies patterns of correlation-not causation-between cultural imaginaries and regulatory approaches. Our approach builds on prior experiments in anticipatory governance, such as <i>Responsible Research and Innovation</i> and its application in the Human Brain Project. These initiatives showed both the value and the challenge of embedding ethical reflection into scientific practice. By extending this conversation to include cultural narratives, we highlight how global governance of neurotechnology can be broadened beyond a European focus to integrate diverse philosophical traditions and imaginaries. We conclude by outlining mechanisms for more inclusive governance-layered regulation, cross-cultural deliberation, international impact assessment, and a novel Narrative-Informed Governance Toolkit with five operationalizable components-offering conceptual scaffolding to guide future empirical research and practical design. Building on Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) frameworks while addressing their documented limitations, our approach extends anticipatory governance by treating cultural narratives as resources for governance design.</p>","PeriodicalId":39022,"journal":{"name":"AJOB Neuroscience","volume":" ","pages":"167-203"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145834811","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AJOB NeurosciencePub Date : 2026-07-01Epub Date: 2026-03-02DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2026.2629387
Tae-Woo Kang, Ji Hyun Yang, In Young Lee, Sung-Jin Jeong
{"title":"A Review of Dementia Management Act in Korea: Focusing on Data Governance and Ethical Issues.","authors":"Tae-Woo Kang, Ji Hyun Yang, In Young Lee, Sung-Jin Jeong","doi":"10.1080/21507740.2026.2629387","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21507740.2026.2629387","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Republic of Korea is facing a rapidly aging population, with the prevalence of dementia expected to more than double by 2050, which will create major social and economic pressures. The Dementia Management Act (DMA), which came into effect in 2011, provides a national framework for dementia prevention, care and research. The DMA includes provisions to facilitate the substantial registration and statistical utilization of dementia-related data, as well as the establishment of central and regional Dementia Centers. The primary function of these centers is to coordinate care and governance. While these measures have improved monitoring, surveillance and management infrastructure, they have also raised significant neuroethical challenges relating to privacy and stigmatization when utilizing the dataset. In this study, we address these concerns and propose integrating data governance with social governance to strike a better balance between data utilization and societal values of equity and justice.</p>","PeriodicalId":39022,"journal":{"name":"AJOB Neuroscience","volume":" ","pages":"207-214"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147327576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AJOB NeurosciencePub Date : 2026-07-01Epub Date: 2026-07-10DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2026.2686624
Junsik Yoon
{"title":"Cultural Sensitivity as Cultural Critique.","authors":"Junsik Yoon","doi":"10.1080/21507740.2026.2686624","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21507740.2026.2686624","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39022,"journal":{"name":"AJOB Neuroscience","volume":"17 3","pages":"290-292"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148424931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AJOB NeurosciencePub Date : 2026-07-01Epub Date: 2026-07-10DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2026.2686628
Anthony P Weiss
{"title":"Optimizing Autonomy in a Relational Framework: the Example of Supported Decision-Making.","authors":"Anthony P Weiss","doi":"10.1080/21507740.2026.2686628","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21507740.2026.2686628","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39022,"journal":{"name":"AJOB Neuroscience","volume":"17 3","pages":"239-241"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148425082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AJOB NeurosciencePub Date : 2026-07-01Epub Date: 2026-07-10DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2026.2686632
Eisuke Nakazawa, Keiichiro Yamamoto
{"title":"Reconceptualizing Neural Authenticity: For Whom Is Digital Resurrection?","authors":"Eisuke Nakazawa, Keiichiro Yamamoto","doi":"10.1080/21507740.2026.2686632","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21507740.2026.2686632","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39022,"journal":{"name":"AJOB Neuroscience","volume":"17 3","pages":"265-268"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148425154","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}