Modern day "neurohackers" are radically self-experimenting, attempting genomic modification with CRISPR-Cas9 constructs and electrode insertion into their cortex amongst a host of other things. Institutions wanting to avoid the risks brought on by these procedures, generally avoid involvement with self-experimenting research.
But what is the ethical thing to do? Should researchers be allowed or encouraged to self-experiment? Should institutions support or hinder them? Where do you think that this process of self-experimentation could take us?
This presentation by Dr. Mat Lennon and Professor Zoltan Molnar of the University of Oxford explores the history, future and ethics of self-experimentation. It discusses notable examples of self-experimenters including Isaac Newton, Angelo Ruffini and Oliver Sacks and how a number of pivotal self-experiments created paradigm shifts in Neuroscience. The presentation opened up a forum for all participants to be involved asking key ethical questions around what should and should not be allowed in self-experimentation research.
The original event took place on NeurotechEU's Crowdcast channel on 04.June.2021.
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