%A Hildt,Elisabeth %D 2015 %J Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience %C %F %G English %K Ethics,brain-to-brain interfaces,research ethics,cross species experiments,agency,Personal Identity %Q %R 10.3389/fnsys.2015.00017 %W %L %M %P %7 %8 2015-February-25 %9 Perspective %+ Dr Elisabeth Hildt,Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, Illinois Institute of Technology,Chicago, IL, USA,ehildt@iit.edu %# %! What will this do to me and my brain? Ethical issues in brain-to-brain interfacing %* %< %T What will this do to me and my brain? Ethical issues in brain-to-brain interfacing %U https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnsys.2015.00017 %V 9 %0 JOURNAL ARTICLE %@ 1662-5137 %X Recent brain-to-brain interfacing studies provide proof of principle for the feasibility of various forms of direct information transfer between two brains, and may lead to the development of new approaches involving memory, emotions, or senses. What makes brain-to-brain interfaces unique is the transfer of information representing specific messages directly from one brain to another, without involving any activity of the peripheral nervous system or senses. The article discusses ethical issues that arise in neural interfacing. The focus is on the implications that brain-to-brain interfaces may have on the individual at the recipient side.