Imagine that you no longer need a mouse or keyboard. You just think of something, and the computer follows your command. We are talking about IBCs - brain computer interfaces. Also in the Netherlands there is a lot of testing. We talk about it with researchers from the Radboud University, the UMC Utrecht Brain Centre and the University of Twente.

How afraid should we be of brain hackers?
Brain technology seems to have already exploded the science-fiction phase in some applications. How serious is this sketched dystopia in which we can read each other's minds and hack brains?

The five neuro rights
1. The right to a personal identity;
2. The right to free will;
3. The right to spiritual privacy;
4. The right to equal access to 'mental improvement';
5. The right to protection against bias of algorithms;

It's Time Forneuro-RightsRafael Yuste. New Human Rights for the Ageof Neurotechnology.


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