Wired Emotions: Ethical Issues of Affective Brain-Computer Interfaces

doi:10.1007/s11948-019-00087-2

. 2020 Feb;26(1):351-367.

doi: 10.1007/s11948-019-00087-2. Epub 2019 Mar 13.

Wired Emotions: Ethical Issues of Affective Brain-Computer Interfaces

Steffen Steinert¹, Orsolya Friedrich²

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¹ Department of Values, Technology and Innovation, Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands. s.steinert@tudelft.nl.
² Institute of Ethics, History and Theory of Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Lessingstr. 2, 80336, Munich, Germany.

PMID: 30868377
PMCID: PMC6978299
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-019-00087-2

Wired Emotions: Ethical Issues of Affective Brain-Computer Interfaces

Steffen Steinert et al. Sci Eng Ethics. 2020 Feb.

. 2020 Feb;26(1):351-367.

doi: 10.1007/s11948-019-00087-2. Epub 2019 Mar 13.

Authors

Steffen Steinert¹, Orsolya Friedrich²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Values, Technology and Innovation, Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands. s.steinert@tudelft.nl.
² Institute of Ethics, History and Theory of Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Lessingstr. 2, 80336, Munich, Germany.

PMID: 30868377
PMCID: PMC6978299
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-019-00087-2

Abstract

Ethical issues concerning brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have already received a considerable amount of attention. However, one particular form of BCI has not received the attention that it deserves: Affective BCIs that allow for the detection and stimulation of affective states. This paper brings the ethical issues of affective BCIs in sharper focus. The paper briefly reviews recent applications of affective BCIs and considers ethical issues that arise from these applications. Ethical issues that affective BCIs share with other neurotechnologies are presented and ethical concerns that are specific to affective BCIs are identified and discussed.

Keywords: Affective brain–computer interface; Affective states; Brain–computer interface; Emotion.

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[1] Ali, M., Mosa, A. H., Al Machot, F., & Kyamakya, K. (2016). EEG-based emotion recognition approach for e-healthcare applications. In 2016 eighth international conference on ubiquitous and future networks (ICUFN) (pp. 946–950). Presented at the 2016 eighth international conference on ubiquitous and future networks (ICUFN), Vienna, Austria: IEEE. 10.1109/icufn.2016.7536936.

[2] Ali, M., Mosa, A. H., Al Machot, F., & Kyamakya, K. (2016). EEG-based emotion recognition approach for e-healthcare applications. In 2016 eighth international conference on ubiquitous and future networks (ICUFN) (pp. 946–950). Presented at the 2016 eighth international conference on ubiquitous and future networks (ICUFN), Vienna, Austria: IEEE. 10.1109/icufn.2016.7536936.

[3] Andujar M, Crawford CS, Nijholt A, Jackson F, Gilbert JE. Artistic brain–computer interfaces: The expression and stimulation of the user’s affective state. Brain–Computer Interfaces. 2015;2(2–3):60–69. doi: 10.1080/2326263X.2015.1104613. - DOI

[4] Andujar M, Crawford CS, Nijholt A, Jackson F, Gilbert JE. Artistic brain–computer interfaces: The expression and stimulation of the user’s affective state. Brain–Computer Interfaces. 2015;2(2–3):60–69. doi: 10.1080/2326263X.2015.1104613. - DOI

[5] Angie AD, Connelly S, Waples EP, Kligyte V. The influence of discrete emotions on judgement and decision-making: A meta-analytic review. Cognition and Emotion. 2011;25(8):1393–1422. doi: 10.1080/02699931.2010.550751. - DOI - PubMed

[6] Angie AD, Connelly S, Waples EP, Kligyte V. The influence of discrete emotions on judgement and decision-making: A meta-analytic review. Cognition and Emotion. 2011;25(8):1393–1422. doi: 10.1080/02699931.2010.550751. - DOI - PubMed

[7] Attiah MA, Farah MJ. Minds, motherboards, and money: Futurism and realism in the neuroethics of BCI technologies. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. 2014 doi: 10.3389/fnsys.2014.00086. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[8] Attiah MA, Farah MJ. Minds, motherboards, and money: Futurism and realism in the neuroethics of BCI technologies. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. 2014 doi: 10.3389/fnsys.2014.00086. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[9] Bagozzi RP, Belanche D, Casaló LV, Flavián C. The role of anticipated emotions in purchase intentions. Psychology & Marketing. 2016;33(8):629–645. doi: 10.1002/mar.20905. - DOI

[10] Bagozzi RP, Belanche D, Casaló LV, Flavián C. The role of anticipated emotions in purchase intentions. Psychology & Marketing. 2016;33(8):629–645. doi: 10.1002/mar.20905. - DOI

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