Race-Ethnicity, Rurality, and Age in Prospective Preferences and Concerns Regarding Closed-Loop Implanted Neural Devices.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Responsive and human-centered neurotechnology development requires attention to public perceptions, particularly among groups underserved by existing treatments.

Methods

The authors conducted a preregistered nationally representative survey (https://osf.io/ej9h2) using the NORC at the University of Chicago AmeriSpeak panel. One vignette compared an implanted neural device with surgical resection in a scenario involving epilepsy, and another compared an implanted neural device with medications in a scenario involving mood disorders. The survey also contained questions about respondents' confidence that a device would be available if needed and confidence that enough research has been conducted among people like themselves. Responses were entered into nested survey-w

SUBMITTER: Chen BB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11969628 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature