Neuroethics Working Group

Building on the accomplishments of the first generation of Neuroethics at the IBI, the revitalized Working Group will focus on currently underexplored topics in the neuroethics debate such as issues of global justice in access to neurotechnology, the neuroethics of mental health, neurodivergence, bias prevention and inclusion in the compilation of datasets in neuroscience, environmental neuroethics, and a data governance framework for brain data that is culturally-aware and legally compatible with all brain initiatives. 

Working Group Members

  • Dr. Marcello Ienca, Technical University of Munich, Germany (Lead)‍ ‍

  • Dr. Joseph Fins , Weill Cornell Medicine, USA (Co-Lead)

  • Dr. Tamami Fukushi, Tokyo Online University, Japan

  • Dr. Sarah-Cohen Woods, Flinders University, Australia

  • Dr. Jie Yin, China

  • Dr. Laura Cabrera, Pennsylvania State University, USA

  • Dr. Gabriel Lazaro-Munoz, Harvard Medical School, USA

  • Dr. Jennifer Chandler, University of Ottawa, Canada

  • Dr. Herve Chneweiss, Neuroscience ParisSeine, CNRS /Inserm/Sorbonne University, France

  • Dr. Myong Hwa Lee, Kangwon National University, South Korea

Working Group Activities

The IBI Working Group on Neuroethics is exploring different possibilities for collaboration with the International Neuroethics Society. Details forthcoming.

Resources

Mind Your Mind: A guide to protecting your brain data
EBRAINS Ethics and Society Committee and IBI Neuroethics Working Group
March 2026

Engaging on the World Stage

On March 20, 2026, EBRAINS and the IBI Neuroethics Working Group brought together leading experts and the public for an interactive webinar, “Mind Your Mind,” as part of Brain Awareness Week 2026.

The event explored the growing impact of neurotechnology – tools that can record and analyse brain activity – and highlighted both its transformative potential and the ethical challenges it raises.

Read more here: https://www.internationalbraininitiative.org/news/2oo5d8zzhyrayvurusvzoc2lpuglqk

EBRAINS and IBI host ‘Mind Your Mind’ webinar on neurotechnology and brain data protection