Internet-Based Brain Training Games, Citizen Scientists, and Big Data: Ethical Issues in Unprecedented Virtual Territories

Internet brain training programs, where consumers serve as both subjects and funders of the research, represent the closest engagement many individuals have with neuroscience. Safeguards are needed to protect participants’ privacy and the evolving scientific enterprise of big data. Internet brain tr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) Mass.), 2015-04, Vol.86 (2), p.356-359
Hauptverfasser:	Purcell, Ryan H., Rommelfanger, Karen S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Behavior Behavioral Research - ethics Behavioral Research - methods Bioethics Biomedical Enhancement Cognition & reasoning Cognition - physiology Cognitive ability Confidentiality Crowdsourcing Data Collection - ethics Databases as Topic - ethics Deception Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act 2008-US Humans Informed Consent Internet - ethics Memory Neurosciences Privacy Problem-Based Learning - ethics Problem-Based Learning - legislation & jurisprudence Research Design Scientists Studies Transfer (Psychology) - ethics United States Video Games - ethics
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Zusammenfassung:	Internet brain training programs, where consumers serve as both subjects and funders of the research, represent the closest engagement many individuals have with neuroscience. Safeguards are needed to protect participants’ privacy and the evolving scientific enterprise of big data. Internet brain training programs, where consumers serve as both subjects and funders of the research, represent the closest engagement many individuals have with neuroscience. Safeguards are needed to protect participants’ privacy and the evolving scientific enterprise of big data.
ISSN:	0896-6273 1097-4199
DOI:	10.1016/j.neuron.2015.03.044