Special Issue Editors
Dr. Y. J. Erden, University of Twente
Dr. Stephen Rainey, University of Delft
Submission Deadline: 02 October 2025
About This Special Issue
This Special Issue focuses on the intersection between artificial intelligence (AI) and neuroscience, broadly conceived. AI and neuroscience have a well-established history. The use of neural networks in AI, for instance, was originally inspired by the action of neurons in the brain, while AI is increasingly coveted for neurotechnologies like Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs), and to decode the activity of brains. Yet AI involvement in neuroscience has not been as expansive as expected, partly owing to a relative dearth of data. AI requires lots of data, both to train and to validate models. Meanwhile, the recording and processing of brain data is increasing in volume and detail and closing this data gap in neuroscience. Altogether, the prospects for AI-enabled neurotechnologies are growing.
We invite papers that seek to examine the current state of play, incipient directions, or future prospects for convergences among neuro and AI fields. We welcome papers on the following (non-exhaustive) list of topics:
- The nature and/or role of regulation, e.g.
- Brain data in theory, law, policy, etc.
- Neurorights, e.g. in philosophical or applied terms
- AI-enabled neurotechnologies under the EU AI Act
- Potential fields of application, e.g.:
- Basic research, medicine, psychiatry, wellness, etc.
- Human enhancement
- Consumer and recreation contexts
- Legal, social, cultural, ethical issues, e.g.
- The nature and/or scope of access to and responsibility for AI-enabled neurotechnology development
- Potential impacts on concepts of human identity, the self or personhood through (intimate) predictive neurotechnologies
- AI-enabled neurotechnological approaches, e.g.
- Generative AI / Large Language Models (LLMs) and brain data
- AI-enabled ‘mind-reading’, e.g. to ‘reveal’ inner speech or mental content
- Interdisciplinary risks and/or opportunities.
Submission Guidelines
We invite original research articles, reviews, and perspectives that address the aforementioned topics. All submissions will undergo a rigorous peer-review process to ensure the quality and relevance of the published work as per regular submission requirements.
Manuscripts should be prepared according to the journal's Instructions for Authors and submitted through the online submission system.(The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication is fully waived until the end of 2025.).
More information
https://www.elspub.com/journals/law-ethics-technology/special_issues/ai-enabled-neurotechnologies