About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

15 U. St. Thomas J.L. & Pub. Pol'y 328 (2021-2022)
Neurolaw: Brain-Computer Interfaces

handle is hein.journals/tjlpp15 and id is 328 raw text is: NEUROLAW: BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACES NADINE LIV Table of Contents I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................328 A. What Are Brain-Computer Interfaces?........................................ 329 B. Categorization of BCIs ............................................................. 331 C . W hat the F uture H olds................................................................. 333 II. LEGAL IMPLICATIONS................................................................ 335 A . B CI-M ediated A ction ................................................................... 335 D . B rain-H acking ............................................................................. 339 E. The Privilege Against Self-Incrimination .................................... 340 F . E v id en c e .......................................................................................3 4 1 G . P riva cy .........................................................................................3 4 4 H . P riva te L a w .................................................................................. 3 4 7 III. PROPOSED SOLUTIONS............................................................... 349 A . N ew H um an R ights ...................................................................... 349 I. C h ile .............................................................................................3 5 2 J Technocratic O ath ....................................................................... 353 IV . CONCLUSION...............................................................................354 I. INTRODUCTION Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) are currently being developed for therapeutic and recreational purposes and are expected to be widely used in the next two decades. Legal scholars have recently begun considering the ethical and legal implications of future use of BCIs. Some point out the peculiarities BCIs entail. Most notable is the fact that BCI-technology enables its users to affect the world using devices such as robotic arms, prosthesis, or other machines, while the execution of commands in such devices runs through computers directed by brain signals which, in contrast to usual forms of actions, does not involve bodily movement at all.' Others call for recognizing new human rights in the age of neurotechnology to protect the mind, the last refuge of individual freedom and self- 1 Steffen Steinert et al., Doing Things with Thoughts: Brain-Computer Interfaces and Disembodied Agency, 32 PHIL. & TECH. 457-82 (2019).

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Short-term subscription options include 24 hours, 48 hours, or 1 week to HeinOnline.

Purchase Access

Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most