The_Great_Phatsby

As neuroscientists, do you ever think about the ethical implications and potential abuses of your technology? When I read about how scientists are imaging brains to potentially interpret our thoughts, one of the first things to spring to my mind is how a government could use that technology for nefarious political ends.

Thanks! I have another question, if you don't mind. Many philosophers have tried to understand concepts related to neuroscience before neuroscience was a thing--consciousness, sense-perception, and whatnot. Do you find these older philosophical approaches helpful in your work, or are they dated ideas that don't stand up to scientific rigor?