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OA_type: closed access
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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: The focus of much of contemporary research ethics is on compliance with established
    protocols. However, large data-driven neuroscience research raises new ethical
    concerns that have no agreed-upon solution. Here we reflect on these challenges
    and propose better integration of public and patient involvement in this evolving
    landscape.
acknowledgement: Funded provided by the European Union. Complementary funding was
  received by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) under the UK government’s Horizon
  Europe funding guarantee (10131373and 10038599) and Ministry of Science and Technology
  of China (MOST) National Key Project of ‘Inter-governmental International Scientific
  and Technological Innovation Cooperation’ (2023YFE0199700).
article_number: 1128-1130
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article_type: comment
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  full_name: Stahl, Bernd
  last_name: Stahl
- first_name: George
  full_name: Ogoh, George
  last_name: Ogoh
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  full_name: Schumann, Gunter
  last_name: Schumann
- first_name: Henrik
  full_name: Walter, Henrik
  last_name: Walter
- first_name: Bernd
  full_name: Stahl, Bernd
  last_name: Stahl
- first_name: Allan H.
  full_name: Young, Allan H.
  last_name: Young
- first_name: Sylvane
  full_name: Desrivières, Sylvane
  last_name: Desrivières
- first_name: Nicholas
  full_name: Clinton, Nicholas
  last_name: Clinton
- first_name: Paul
  full_name: Thompson, Paul
  last_name: Thompson
- first_name: Ameli
  full_name: Schwalber, Ameli
  last_name: Schwalber
- first_name: Jingyu
  full_name: Liu, Jingyu
  last_name: Liu
- first_name: Vince
  full_name: Calhoun, Vince
  last_name: Calhoun
- first_name: Xiao
  full_name: Chang, Xiao
  last_name: Chang
- first_name: Yunman
  full_name: Xia, Yunman
  last_name: Xia
- first_name: Yanting
  full_name: Gong, Yanting
  last_name: Gong
- first_name: Tianye
  full_name: Jia, Tianye
  last_name: Jia
- first_name: Paul
  full_name: Renner, Paul
  last_name: Renner
- first_name: Sören
  full_name: Hese, Sören
  last_name: Hese
- first_name: Arantxa
  full_name: Giner, Arantxa
  last_name: Giner
- first_name: Mavi
  full_name: Sanchez, Mavi
  last_name: Sanchez
- first_name: Elena
  full_name: Alvarez, Elena
  last_name: Alvarez
- first_name: Bernhard
  full_name: Spanlang, Bernhard
  last_name: Spanlang
- first_name: Charlie
  full_name: Pearmund, Charlie
  last_name: Pearmund
- first_name: Anastasios Polykarpos
  full_name: Athanasiadis, Anastasios Polykarpos
  last_name: Athanasiadis
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  full_name: Otten, Lisa
  last_name: Otten
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  full_name: Pitel, Séverine
  last_name: Pitel
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  full_name: Petkoski, Spase
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- first_name: Viktor
  full_name: Jirsa, Viktor
  last_name: Jirsa
- first_name: Karen
  full_name: Schmitt, Karen
  last_name: Schmitt
- first_name: Johannes
  full_name: Wilbertz, Johannes
  last_name: Wilbertz
- first_name: Myrto
  full_name: Patraskaki, Myrto
  last_name: Patraskaki
- first_name: Peter
  full_name: Sommer, Peter
  last_name: Sommer
- first_name: Stefanie
  full_name: Heilmann-Heimbach, Stefanie
  last_name: Heilmann-Heimbach
- first_name: Carina M.
  full_name: Mathey, Carina M.
  last_name: Mathey
- first_name: Abigail
  full_name: Miller, Abigail
  last_name: Miller
- first_name: Isabelle
  full_name: Claus, Isabelle
  last_name: Claus
- first_name: Markus M.
  full_name: Nöthen, Markus M.
  last_name: Nöthen
- first_name: Per
  full_name: Hoffmann, Per
  last_name: Hoffmann
- first_name: Andreas J.
  full_name: Forstner, Andreas J.
  last_name: Forstner
- first_name: Alvaro
  full_name: Pastor, Alvaro
  last_name: Pastor
- first_name: Jaime
  full_name: Gallego, Jaime
  last_name: Gallego
- first_name: Francisco Eiroa
  full_name: Orosa, Francisco Eiroa
  last_name: Orosa
- first_name: Guillem Feixas
  full_name: Viapiana, Guillem Feixas
  last_name: Viapiana
- first_name: Mel
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  last_name: Slater
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  last_name: Marr
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  last_name: Novarino
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- first_name: Andre
  full_name: Marquand, Andre
  last_name: Marquand
- first_name: Sarah Jane
  full_name: Böttger, Sarah Jane
  last_name: Böttger
- first_name: Mira
  full_name: Tschorn, Mira
  last_name: Tschorn
- first_name: Michael
  full_name: Rapp, Michael
  last_name: Rapp
- first_name: Helga
  full_name: Ask, Helga
  last_name: Ask
- first_name: Rikka
  full_name: Kjelkenes, Rikka
  last_name: Kjelkenes
- first_name: Sara
  full_name: Fernandez, Sara
  last_name: Fernandez
- first_name: Dennis
  full_name: Van Der Meer, Dennis
  last_name: Van Der Meer
- first_name: Lars T.
  full_name: Westlye, Lars T.
  last_name: Westlye
- first_name: Ole A.
  full_name: Andreassen, Ole A.
  last_name: Andreassen
- first_name: Rieke
  full_name: Aden, Rieke
  last_name: Aden
- first_name: Beke
  full_name: Seefried, Beke
  last_name: Seefried
- first_name: Sebastian
  full_name: Siehl, Sebastian
  last_name: Siehl
- first_name: Frauke
  full_name: Nees, Frauke
  last_name: Nees
- first_name: Maja
  full_name: Neidhart, Maja
  last_name: Neidhart
- first_name: Argyris
  full_name: Stringaris, Argyris
  last_name: Stringaris
- first_name: Emanuel
  full_name: Schwarz, Emanuel
  last_name: Schwarz
- first_name: Nathalie
  full_name: Holz, Nathalie
  last_name: Holz
- first_name: Heike
  full_name: Tost, Heike
  last_name: Tost
- first_name: Andreas
  full_name: Meyer-Lindenberg, Andreas
  last_name: Meyer-Lindenberg
- first_name: Nina
  full_name: Christmann, Nina
  last_name: Christmann
- first_name: Karina
  full_name: Jansone, Karina
  last_name: Jansone
- first_name: Tobias
  full_name: Banaschewski, Tobias
  last_name: Banaschewski
- first_name: Jamie
  full_name: Banks, Jamie
  last_name: Banks
- first_name: Kerstin
  full_name: Schepanski, Kerstin
  last_name: Schepanski
- first_name: Tatjana
  full_name: Schütz, Tatjana
  last_name: Schütz
- first_name: Ulrike Helene
  full_name: Taron, Ulrike Helene
  last_name: Taron
- first_name: Roland
  full_name: Eils, Roland
  last_name: Eils
- first_name: Jean Charles
  full_name: Roy, Jean Charles
  last_name: Roy
- first_name: Tristram A.
  full_name: Lett, Tristram A.
  last_name: Lett
- first_name: Hedi
  full_name: Kebir, Hedi
  last_name: Kebir
- first_name: Elli
  full_name: Polemiti, Elli
  last_name: Polemiti
- first_name: Esther
  full_name: Hitchen, Esther
  last_name: Hitchen
- first_name: Marcel
  full_name: Jentsch, Marcel
  last_name: Jentsch
- first_name: Emin
  full_name: Serin, Emin
  last_name: Serin
- first_name: Antoine
  full_name: Bernas, Antoine
  last_name: Bernas
- first_name: Nilakshi
  full_name: Vaidya, Nilakshi
  last_name: Vaidya
- first_name: Sven
  full_name: Twardziok, Sven
  last_name: Twardziok
- first_name: Markus
  full_name: Ralser, Markus
  last_name: Ralser
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  full_name: Heinz, Andreas
  last_name: Heinz
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  full_name: Walter, Henrik
  last_name: Walter
citation:
  ama: Stahl B, Ogoh G, Schumann G, et al. Rethinking ethics in interdisciplinary
    and big data-driven neuroscience projects. <i>Nature Mental Health</i>. 2024;2(10).
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s44220-024-00320-3">10.1038/s44220-024-00320-3</a>
  apa: Stahl, B., Ogoh, G., Schumann, G., Walter, H., Stahl, B., Young, A. H., … Walter,
    H. (2024). Rethinking ethics in interdisciplinary and big data-driven neuroscience
    projects. <i>Nature Mental Health</i>. Springer Nature. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s44220-024-00320-3">https://doi.org/10.1038/s44220-024-00320-3</a>
  chicago: Stahl, Bernd, George Ogoh, Gunter Schumann, Henrik Walter, Bernd Stahl,
    Allan H. Young, Sylvane Desrivières, et al. “Rethinking Ethics in Interdisciplinary
    and Big Data-Driven Neuroscience Projects.” <i>Nature Mental Health</i>. Springer
    Nature, 2024. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s44220-024-00320-3">https://doi.org/10.1038/s44220-024-00320-3</a>.
  ieee: B. Stahl <i>et al.</i>, “Rethinking ethics in interdisciplinary and big data-driven
    neuroscience projects,” <i>Nature Mental Health</i>, vol. 2, no. 10. Springer
    Nature, 2024.
  ista: Stahl B, Ogoh G, Schumann G, Walter H, Stahl B, Young AH, Desrivières S, Clinton
    N, Thompson P, Schwalber A, Liu J, Calhoun V, Chang X, Xia Y, Gong Y, Jia T, Renner
    P, Hese S, Giner A, Sanchez M, Alvarez E, Spanlang B, Pearmund C, Athanasiadis
    AP, Otten L, Pitel S, Petkoski S, Jirsa V, Schmitt K, Wilbertz J, Patraskaki M,
    Sommer P, Heilmann-Heimbach S, Mathey CM, Miller A, Claus I, Nöthen MM, Hoffmann
    P, Forstner AJ, Pastor A, Gallego J, Orosa FE, Viapiana GF, Slater M, Marr L,
    Novarino G, Marquand A, Böttger SJ, Tschorn M, Rapp M, Ask H, Kjelkenes R, Fernandez
    S, Van Der Meer D, Westlye LT, Andreassen OA, Aden R, Seefried B, Siehl S, Nees
    F, Neidhart M, Stringaris A, Schwarz E, Holz N, Tost H, Meyer-Lindenberg A, Christmann
    N, Jansone K, Banaschewski T, Banks J, Schepanski K, Schütz T, Taron UH, Eils
    R, Roy JC, Lett TA, Kebir H, Polemiti E, Hitchen E, Jentsch M, Serin E, Bernas
    A, Vaidya N, Twardziok S, Ralser M, Heinz A, Walter H. 2024. Rethinking ethics
    in interdisciplinary and big data-driven neuroscience projects. Nature Mental
    Health. 2(10), 1128–1130.
  mla: Stahl, Bernd, et al. “Rethinking Ethics in Interdisciplinary and Big Data-Driven
    Neuroscience Projects.” <i>Nature Mental Health</i>, vol. 2, no. 10, 1128–1130,
    Springer Nature, 2024, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s44220-024-00320-3">10.1038/s44220-024-00320-3</a>.
  short: B. Stahl, G. Ogoh, G. Schumann, H. Walter, B. Stahl, A.H. Young, S. Desrivières,
    N. Clinton, P. Thompson, A. Schwalber, J. Liu, V. Calhoun, X. Chang, Y. Xia, Y.
    Gong, T. Jia, P. Renner, S. Hese, A. Giner, M. Sanchez, E. Alvarez, B. Spanlang,
    C. Pearmund, A.P. Athanasiadis, L. Otten, S. Pitel, S. Petkoski, V. Jirsa, K.
    Schmitt, J. Wilbertz, M. Patraskaki, P. Sommer, S. Heilmann-Heimbach, C.M. Mathey,
    A. Miller, I. Claus, M.M. Nöthen, P. Hoffmann, A.J. Forstner, A. Pastor, J. Gallego,
    F.E. Orosa, G.F. Viapiana, M. Slater, L. Marr, G. Novarino, A. Marquand, S.J.
    Böttger, M. Tschorn, M. Rapp, H. Ask, R. Kjelkenes, S. Fernandez, D. Van Der Meer,
    L.T. Westlye, O.A. Andreassen, R. Aden, B. Seefried, S. Siehl, F. Nees, M. Neidhart,
    A. Stringaris, E. Schwarz, N. Holz, H. Tost, A. Meyer-Lindenberg, N. Christmann,
    K. Jansone, T. Banaschewski, J. Banks, K. Schepanski, T. Schütz, U.H. Taron, R.
    Eils, J.C. Roy, T.A. Lett, H. Kebir, E. Polemiti, E. Hitchen, M. Jentsch, E. Serin,
    A. Bernas, N. Vaidya, S. Twardziok, M. Ralser, A. Heinz, H. Walter, Nature Mental
    Health 2 (2024).
date_created: 2025-08-10T22:01:30Z
date_published: 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-08-11T06:53:55Z
day: '01'
department:
- _id: GaNo
doi: 10.1038/s44220-024-00320-3
fulldoi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s44220-024-00320-3
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issue: '10'
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- iso: eng
month: '10'
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publication: Nature Mental Health
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publisher: Springer Nature
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status: public
title: Rethinking ethics in interdisciplinary and big data-driven neuroscience projects
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