Responsibility and Sustainability in Brain Science, Technology, and Neuroethics in China-a Culture-Oriented Perspective

Yi Wang¹, Jie Yin², Guoyu Wang², Pingping Li³, Guoqiang Bi⁴, Suning Li³, Xiaohuan Xia¹, Jianren Song⁵, Gang Pei⁶, Jialin C Zheng⁷

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¹ Center for Translational Neurodegeneration and Regenerative Therapy, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
² School of Philosophy & Center for Biomedical Ethics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
³ China National Center for Biotechnology Development, Beijing 100039, China.
⁴ Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease, CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Research and Intelligent Technology, and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China., Hefei, Anhui 230026, China.
⁵ Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Center of Translational Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200065, China.
⁶ Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; School of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China. Electronic address: gpei@sibs.ac.cn.
⁷ Center for Translational Neurodegeneration and Regenerative Therapy, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5930, USA; Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5930, USA. Electronic address: jialinzheng@tongji.edu.cn.

PMID: 30731061
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2019.01.023

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Responsibility and Sustainability in Brain Science, Technology, and Neuroethics in China-a Culture-Oriented Perspective

Yi Wang et al. Neuron. 2019.

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. 2019 Feb 6;101(3):375-379.

doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2019.01.023.

Authors

Yi Wang¹, Jie Yin², Guoyu Wang², Pingping Li³, Guoqiang Bi⁴, Suning Li³, Xiaohuan Xia¹, Jianren Song⁵, Gang Pei⁶, Jialin C Zheng⁷

Affiliations

¹ Center for Translational Neurodegeneration and Regenerative Therapy, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
² School of Philosophy & Center for Biomedical Ethics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
³ China National Center for Biotechnology Development, Beijing 100039, China.
⁴ Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease, CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Research and Intelligent Technology, and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China., Hefei, Anhui 230026, China.
⁵ Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Center of Translational Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200065, China.
⁶ Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; School of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China. Electronic address: gpei@sibs.ac.cn.
⁷ Center for Translational Neurodegeneration and Regenerative Therapy, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5930, USA; Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5930, USA. Electronic address: jialinzheng@tongji.edu.cn.

PMID: 30731061
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2019.01.023

Abstract

The China Brain Project is in development. Integrating an ethical framework to identify and assess ethical challenges and plan for solutions is a priority. Here Wang et al. discuss ethical questions emerging from brain research in the context of traditional Chinese culture and juxtapose the legacy of Confucianism with contemporary thinking.

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