The Donation of Human Biological Material for Brain Organoid Research: The Problems of Consciousness and Consent. (IMAGE)

Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (ASHBi), Kyoto University

The Donation of Human Biological Material for Brain Organoid Research: The Problems of Consciousness and Consent.

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With advances in neuroscience and the development of new technologies, new ethical considerations have emerged. This is particularly true for human brain organoids, which are three-dimensional tissues grown from stem cells that partially replicate the characteristics of the human brain. Brain organoids have emerged as important tools for studying brain development and disease, but there are concerns about the possibility of these organoids developing consciousness. This has important implications for research ethics and the need to obtain informed consent from cell donors.

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