Ethical, legal and social issues raised by human brain banks

Based on the research meth-ods of literature review and philosophical re-flection, this article points out the deficien-cies and problems in the current research of brain banks: lack of nature analysis of brain banks and human brains; insufficient discus-sion of ethical, legal and social issues (ELSI) in the process of brain bank implementation - which has become the main research goal of this article. The article firstly clarifies the for-mation process of modern brain banks and briefly introduces the current development sta-tus of brain banks in the UK, the US and China, as well as the different types of modern brain banks. Next, the nature of brain banks and hu-man brain samples are analyzed through an analogical model. Then, the ELSI issues at dif-ferent stages are analyzed according to three stages: recruitment of donors, acquisition and storage of human brain tissue samples, and re-lease and use of human brain tissue samples. Last, in the conclusion section, the main ideas of this paper are reiterated and questions for further reflection are presented.

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This article highlights the deficiencies and problems in current research on brain banks, particularly focusing on the ethical, legal, and social issues during the implementation process. It provides an analysis of the formation process and nature of modern brain banks, as well as the ethical considerations at different stages of brain tissue sample use.