ike ▁to ▁consider ▁imp lications ▁for ▁priv acy . ▁This ▁term ▁is ▁important ▁in ▁many ▁eth ical ▁circles ▁concerned ▁with ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁goals ▁of ▁progress ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁ne uro techn ology ▁( see ▁Ne uro eth ics ). ▁Current ▁improvements ▁such ▁as ▁“ bra in ▁finger print ing ” ▁or ▁lie ▁detection ▁using ▁E EG ▁or ▁f M RI ▁could ▁give ▁rise ▁to ▁a ▁set ▁fi xture ▁of ▁lo ci / em ot ional ▁relationships ▁in ▁the ▁brain , ▁although ▁these ▁techn ologies ▁are ▁still ▁years ▁away ▁from ▁full ▁application . ▁It ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁consider ▁how ▁all ▁these ▁ne uro techn ologies ▁might ▁affect ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁society , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁suggested ▁that ▁political , ▁scientific , ▁and ▁civil ▁deb ates ▁are ▁heard ▁about ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁these ▁newer ▁techn ologies ▁that ▁potentially ▁offer ▁a ▁new ▁wealth ▁of ▁once - private ▁information . ▁Some ▁eth ic ists ▁are ▁also ▁concerned ▁with ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁T MS ▁and ▁fear ▁that ▁the ▁technique ▁could ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁alter ▁patients ▁in ▁ways ▁that ▁are ▁und es ired ▁by ▁the ▁patient . ▁ ▁C ogn itive ▁liberty ▁C ogn itive ▁liberty ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁suggested ▁right ▁to ▁self - det erm ination ▁of ▁individuals ▁to ▁control ▁their ▁own ▁mental ▁processes , ▁cogn ition , ▁and ▁conscious ness ▁including ▁by ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁various ▁ne uro techn ologies ▁and ▁ps y cho active ▁subst ances . ▁This ▁perce ived ▁right ▁is ▁relevant ▁for ▁re formation ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁associated ▁laws . ▁ ▁See