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🧠 Do neurotechnologies threaten our mental privacy?

Consumer devices may soon be able to directly access and interfere with the human brain – but this raises unprecedented ethical and legal questions. How can we leverage the benefits of this technology for therapeutic purposes while preventing its misuse?

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go.epfl.ch · Do neurotechnologies threaten our mental privacy?Consumer devices may soon be able to directly access and interfere with the human brain – but this raises unprecedented ethical and legal questions. How can we leverage the benefits of this technology for therapeutic purposes while preventing its misuse?

𝐌𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝 **#13** - 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 & 𝐂𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡: "𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 20𝑡ℎ 𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑦, 𝑤𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 21𝑠𝑡 𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑦." - Futurist Jim Carroll

(Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series on 30 Megatrends, which he first outlined in his book Dancing in the Rain: How Bold Leaders Grow Stronger in Stormy Times. The trends were shared in the book as a way of demonstrating that, despite any period of economic volatility, there is always long-term opportunity to be found. The book is now in print - learn more at dancing.jimcarroll.com)

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Brain health and performance optimization are emerging as the next frontier, similar to how cardiac care transformed in the previous century. Let us call it the ‘cognitive economy,’ one that involves tools, treatments, and technologies for brain enhancement. It is just beginning.

This revolution is giving rise to a new, multi-trillion-dollar "cognitive economy"—an ecosystem of science, technology, and services dedicated to understanding, preserving, and enhancing the human brain.

The fact is, we are witnessing a demographic tsunami with a profound demographic shift underway, creating an unprecedented challenge and opportunity for global health. How big a challenge?

The global population aged 60 and over will double from 1.1 billion today to 2.1 billion by 2050.

The number of persons aged 80 or older will triple between 2020 and 2050.

By 2050, two-thirds of the world's population over 60 will live in low- and middle-income countries.

What does this lead to? Massive challenge - neurological conditions are now the leading cause of ill health and disability globally, affecting an astonishing 3.4 billion people, or 43% of the world's population.

The thing is, the speed with which this challenge is going to accelerate is staggering:

2021: 57 million people living with dementia worldwide.

2030: Projected to reach 78 million cases globally.

2050: Expected to reach 139 million cases, with 71% of the burden in LMICs.

The financial impact of dementia is immense and projected to grow exponentially. If global dementia care were a country, its economy would rank as the 14th largest in the world, larger than the market values of companies like Apple and Google.

With these harsh realities, it's long been a goal of many in healthcare to "do for brain science this century what we did for heart health in the last century." 

**#Brain** **#Neurotechnology** **#Cognitive** **#Health** **#Enhancement** **#Interfaces** **#Neurostimulation** **#Aging** **#Innovation** **#Future**

Original post: jimcarroll.com/2025/07/decodin

As #neurotechnology advances, exemplified by Neuralink's brain chip, #AI-powered brain decoders, and consumer EEG headbands, we are approaching an era where the harvesting of neural #data by corporations could become commonplace. This technological progress raises critical privacy concerns. It has catalyzed legislative initiatives aimed at establishing "neurorights" to safeguard individual mental #privacy and autonomy against unregulated access and exploitation. vox.com/future-perfect/2407851

Vox · Colorado brain data bill: How a new law will protect the privacy of our thoughtsBy Sigal Samuel
Replied to PeterD 🇩🇪 🇨🇦

@peterdeppisch #RightToRepair today might be concentrated around consumer rights and farming equip in the US discourse. But when it comes to #medtech and especially #Neurotechnology, the lack of policy has already hurt real people’s right to agency and bodily autonomy, and will continue to hurt people in the future.

Companies developing medical and neuro tech NEED to be mandated by legislation to design-for-repairs, and make channels for repairs open and accessible.

nature.com/immersive/d41586-02

www.nature.comAbandoned: the human cost of neurotechnology failureWhen the makers of electronic implants abandon their projects, people who rely on the devices have everything to lose.

Companies may one day use brain-monitoring technology to measure your levels of stress on the job, according to a new report. The U.K.'s Information Commissioner's Office hypothesized what a future with advanced neurotech might look like, from the feasible to the far-fetched.

bbc.co.uk/news/technology-6582

The report:
ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/resea

BBC NewsMind how you use brain data, privacy watchdog warnsAn increasing number of companies are interested in "neurotech", the information commissioner says.