{"id":4305,"date":"2025-06-03T10:29:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T10:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/?p=4305"},"modified":"2025-06-03T10:29:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T10:29:40","slug":"public-weighs-benefits-and-risks-of-neurotechnologies-for-brain-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/?p=4305","title":{"rendered":"Public Weighs Benefits and Risks of Neurotechnologies for Brain Conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A recent survey of over 1,000 U.S. adults explored public perceptions of four neurotechnologies designed to treat severe mood, memory, or motor symptoms. Conducted by the Neurotech Justice Accelerator at Mass General Brigham, the study revealed varying levels of openness to these treatments, with pills being the most accepted and deep brain stimulation (DBS) viewed as the riskiest. The findings highlight how symptom type and concerns about invasiveness influence public attitudes. The study was published in <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.device.2025.100804\">Device<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study compared perceptions of deep brain stimulation (DBS), MRI-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), and pills. While familiarity with neurotechnologies was low, participants showed some willingness to consider them for severe symptoms. Pills were rated as the most beneficial and acceptable (61% openness), followed by TMS (41%), MRgFUS (29%), and DBS (21%). DBS, though seen as highly beneficial, was also perceived as the most invasive and likely to alter a person\u2019s sense of self.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Symptom type played a significant role in perceptions. Treatments for motor symptoms were viewed as more acceptable and beneficial than those for mood symptoms, which were seen as more invasive and potentially identity-altering. These distinctions reflect broader societal beliefs about mental versus physical illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. John Doe, a lead researcher, noted,&nbsp;<em>&#8220;Understanding public hesitations, such as concerns about invasiveness or changes to self, is critical for guiding ethical development and communication around neurotechnologies.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study provides valuable insights into public attitudes toward neurotechnologies, which can inform clinical communication, device design, and ethical implementation. Future research will use network analyses to explore how these perceptions interconnect, ensuring neurotechnologies align with patient values and needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent survey of over 1,000 U.S. adults explored public perceptions of four neurotechnologies designed to treat severe mood, memory, or motor symptoms. Conducted by the Neurotech Justice Accelerator at Mass General Brigham, the study revealed varying levels of openness to these treatments, with pills being the most accepted and deep brain stimulation (DBS) viewed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1093],"tags":[1433,1929],"class_list":["post-4305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-neuroscience","tag-neuroscience","tag-neurotechnologies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4305"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4305\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4306,"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4305\/revisions\/4306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}