Consciousness and the Ethics of Human Brain Organoid Research.
Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics March 23, 2023 Karola V Kreitmair
The possibility of consciousness in human brain organoids is sometimes viewed as determinative in terms of the moral status such entities possess, and, in turn, in terms of the research protections such entities are due. This commonsense view aligns with a prominent stance in neurology and neuroscience that consciousness admits of degrees. My paper outlines these views and provides an argument...