We share Jens Clausen's opinion, expressed in his Commentary 'Man, machine and in between' ( Nature 457 , 1080–1081; 2009 ), that brain–machine interfaces promise many benefits and should be pursued. However, we do not agree that these technologies pose similar ethical challenges to those already addressed. Some consequences may be unprecedented.
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Blanke et al. (2009) studied this question.