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Ethical concerns about embodied brain organoids shaped by foundational distinctions and perceptions of consciousness.

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Authors: J. Lomax Boyd1, Eric Allen Jensen2,3, Aaron Michael Jensen2, Nethanel Lipshitz4
ORCID iDs: J. Lomax Boyd, Eric Allen Jensen, Aaron Michael Jensen, Nethanel Lipshitz
  1. Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University,Baltimore, MD United States
  2. Institute for Methods Innovation, Casper, WY United States
  3. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,Champaign, IL United States
  4. The Philosophy Department, Bar-Ilan University,Ramat Gan, Israel
Institutions: Johns Hopkins University (United States); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (United States); Bar-Ilan University (Israel)
Journal: Scientific reports, volume 16, issue 1, article 10885
Dates: received 17 March 2025; accepted 3 March 2026; published online 27 March 2026
Type: Research article · Language: English
License: CC BY-NC-ND
Identifiers: DOI 10.1038/s41598-026-43243-y · PMID 41888555 · PMCID PMC13039412 · OpenAlex W7141225935
Open access: gold, a free copy (OpenAlex)
Status: data only (how the code is found and verified)
Categories: human (organism), cognitive (subfield)
Methods: Statistics
Keywords: Biotechnology, Neurological models
MeSH: Brain*, Consciousness*, Organoids*, Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Public Opinion (* major topic)
Topic: Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations (Philosophy, Arts and Humanities), according to OpenAlex
Funding: Kavli Foundation (The Kavli Foundation); Directorate for Engineering (2515214)
Citations: cited by 1 paper (Europe PMC); 35 references in the paper

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Boyd, J. L., Jensen, E. A., Jensen, A. M., & Lipshitz, N. (2026). Ethical concerns about embodied brain organoids shaped by foundational distinctions and perceptions of consciousness. Scientific reports, 16(1), 10885. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-43243-y

BibTeX

@article{boyd2026ethical,
author = {Boyd, J. Lomax and Jensen, Eric Allen and Jensen, Aaron Michael and Lipshitz, Nethanel},
title = {{Ethical concerns about embodied brain organoids shaped by foundational distinctions and perceptions of consciousness}},
journal = {Scientific reports},
year = {2026},
month = mar,
volume = {16},
number = {1},
pages = {10885},
publisher = {Nature Publishing Group},
issn = {2045-2322},
doi = {10.1038/s41598-026-43243-y},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-43243-y},
pmid = {41888555},
pmcid = {PMC13039412}
}

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PB - Nature Publishing Group
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