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Proactive Ethical Design for Neuroengineering, Assistive and Rehabilitation Technologies: the Cybathlon Lesson
JournalArticle (Originalarbeit in einer wissenschaftlichen Zeitschrift)
 
ID 4190348
Author(s) Ienca, Marcello; Kressig, Reto W.; Jotterand, Fabrice; Elger, Bernice Simone
Author(s) at UniBasel Ienca, Marcello
Kressig, Reto W.
Jotterand, Fabrice
Elger, Bernice Simone
Year 2017
Title Proactive Ethical Design for Neuroengineering, Assistive and Rehabilitation Technologies: the Cybathlon Lesson
Journal Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation : JNER
Volume 14
Number 115
Pages / Article-Number 1-11
Mesh terms Humans; Rehabilitation, trends; Self-Help Devices, trends
Abstract BACKGROUND: Rapid advancements in rehabilitation science and the widespread application of engineering techniques are opening the prospect of a new phase of clinical and commercial maturity for Neuroengineering, Assistive and Rehabilitation Technologies (NARTs). As the field enters this new phase, there is an urgent need to address and anticipate the ethical implications associated with novel technological opportunities, clinical solutions, and social applications. MAIN IDEA: In this paper we review possible approaches to the ethics of NART, and propose a framework for ethical design and development, which we call the Proactive Ethical Design (PED) framework. CONCLUSION: A viable ethical framework for neuroengineering, assistive and rehabilitation technology should be characterized by the convergence of user-centered and value-sensitive approaches to product design through a proactive mode of ethical evaluation. We propose four basic normative requirements for the realization of this framework: minimization of power imbalances, compliance with biomedical ethics, translationality and social awareness. The aims and values of the CYBATHLON competition provide an operative model of this ethical framework and could drive an ethical shift in neuroengineering and rehabilitation.
Publisher BioMed Central
ISSN/ISBN 1743-0003
edoc-URL http://edoc.unibas.ch/58705/
Full Text on edoc No
Digital Object Identifier DOI 10.1186/s12984-017-0325-z
PubMed ID http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29137639
ISI-Number WOS:000415259800001
Document type (ISI) Review
 
   

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