Laura Cabrera
Huck Early Career Chair in Neuroethics; Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics
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212 Earth Engineering Sciences
University Park, PA - lyc5332@psu.edu
Research Summary
The ethical and societal implications of neurotechnologies used for treatment as well as for enhancement purposes.
Huck Affiliations
Publication Tags
Deep Brain Stimulation Brain Psychiatry Therapeutics Mental Health Enhancement Ethics Decision Making Dementia Alzheimer Disease Paradigm Psychosurgery Affective Hispanic Americans Health Population Parkinson Disease Environmental Health Mental Disorders Canada Research Personnel Technology Health Services Research Ethical Concerns Artificial IntelligenceMost Recent Publications
Ethical challenges with 3D bioprinted tissues and organs
Pallab Datta, Laura Y. Cabrera, Ibrahim T. Ozbolat, 2023, Trends in Biotechnology on p. 6-9
Neurotechnology: Bridging the dialogue between engineers, material scientists, clinicians, and ethicists
Flavia Vitale, Jennifer N. Gelinas, Laura Y. Cabrera, 2022, iScience
Clinician preferences for neurotechnologies in pediatric drug-resistant epilepsy: A discrete choice experiment
Glory O. Apantaku, Patrick J. McDonald, Magda Aguiar, Laura Y. Cabrera, Winston Chiong, Mary B. Connolly, Viorica Hrincu, George M. Ibrahim, K. Julia Kaal, Ashley Lawson, Robert Naftel, Eric Racine, Abdollah Safari, Mark Harrison, Judy Illes, 2022, Epilepsia on p. 2338-2349
Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease: Why Earlier Use Makes Shared Decision Making Important
Jaime Montemayor, Harini Sarva, Karen Kelly-Blake, Laura Y. Cabrera, 2022, Neuroethics
Jumping through the hoops: Barriers and other ethical concerns regarding the use of psychiatric electroceutical interventions
Laura Y. Cabrera, Maryssa M.C. Gilbert, Eric D. Achtyes, Aaron M. McCright, Robyn Bluhm, 2022, Psychiatry Research
The Interplay of Environmental Exposures and Mental Health: Setting an Agenda
Aaron Reuben, Erika M. Manczak, Laura Y. Cabrera, Margarita Alegria, Meghan L. Bucher, Emily C. Freeman, Gary W. Miller, Gina M. Solomon, Melissa J. Perry, 2022, Environmental Health Perspectives
Context-Dependent Risk & Benefit Sensitivity Mediate Judgments About Cognitive Enhancement
Kiante Fernandez, Roy Hamilton, Laura Cabrera, John Dominic Medaglia, 2022, AJOB Neuroscience on p. 73-77
Self-implant ambiguity? Understanding self-related changes in deep brain stimulation
Robyn Bluhm, Laura Y. Cabrera, 2022, Philosophical Explorations on p. 367-385
How Parkinson's patients in the USA perceive deep brain stimulation in the 21st century: Results of a nationwide survey
Daniel Alfonso, Laura Y. Cabrera, Christos Sidiropoulos, Fei Wang, Harini Sarva, 2022, Journal of Clinical Neuroscience on p. 20-26
Addressing the disparities in dementia risk, early detection and care in Latino populations: Highlights from the second Latinos & Alzheimer's Symposium
Yakeel T. Quiroz, Michele Solis, María P. Aranda, Alicia I. Arbaje, Mirna Arroyo-Miranda, Laura Y. Cabrera, Minerva Maria Carrasquillo, Maria M. Corrada, Lucia Crivelli, Erica D. Diminich, Karen A. Dorsman, Mitzi Gonzales, Héctor M. González, Ana L. Gonzalez-Seda, Lea T. Grinberg, Lourdes R. Guerrero, Carl V. Hill, Ivonne Z. Jimenez-Velazquez, Jorge J.Llibre Guerra, Francisco Lopera, Gladys Maestre, Luis D. Medina, Sid O'Bryant, Claudia Peñaloza, Maria Mora Pinzon, Rosa V.Pirela Mavarez, Celina F. Pluim, Rema Raman, Katya Rascovsky, Dorene M. Rentz, Yarissa Reyes, Monica Rosselli, Malú Gámez Tansey, Clara Vila-Castelar, Megan Zuelsdorff, Maria Carrillo, Claire Sexton, 2022, Alzheimer's and Dementia
Most-Cited Papers
Ethics of the electrified mind: Defining issues and perspectives on the principled use of brain stimulation in medical research and clinical care
Laura Y. Cabrera, Emily L. Evans, Roy H. Hamilton, 2014, Brain Topography on p. 33-45
Alzheimer's Disease in the Latino Community: Intersection of Genetics and Social Determinants of Health
Irving E. Vega, Laura Y. Cabrera, Cassandra M. Wygant, Daniel Velez-Ortiz, Scott E. Counts, Jose Abisambra, 2017, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease on p. 979-992
Neuroethics at 15: The Current and Future Environment for Neuroethics
Kellmeyer Philipp, Jennifer Chandler, Laura Cabrera, Adrian Carter, Karola Kreitmair, Anthony Weiss, Coauthor Judy Illes, 2019, AJOB Neuroscience on p. 104-110
Ethics of digital mental health during COVID-19: Crisis and opportunities
Nicole Martinez-Martin, Ishan Dasgupta, Adrian Carter, Jennifer A. Chandler, Philipp Kellmeyer, Karola Kreitmair, Anthony Weiss, Laura Y. Cabrera, 2020, JMIR Mental Health
Reasons for comfort and discomfort with pharmacological enhancement of cognitive, affective, and social domains
Laura Y. Cabrera, Nicholas S. Fitz, Peter B. Reiner, 2015, Neuroethics on p. 93-106
The re-emergence of psychiatric neurosurgery: insights from a cross-national study of newspaper and magazine coverage
Laura Y. Cabrera, Merlin Bittlinger, Hayami Lou, Sabine Müller, Judy Illes, 2018, Acta Neurochirurgica on p. 625-635
Empirical Support for the Moral Salience of the Therapy-Enhancement Distinction in the Debate Over Cognitive, Affective and Social Enhancement
Laura Y. Cabrera, Nicholas S. Fitz, Peter B. Reiner, 2015, Neuroethics on p. 243-256
Should DBS for Psychiatric Disorders be Considered a Form of Psychosurgery? Ethical and Legal Considerations
Devan Stahl, Laura Cabrera, Tyler Gibb, 2018, Science and Engineering Ethics on p. 1119-1142
Rethinking human enhancement: Social enhancement and emergent technologies
Laura Y. Cabrera, 2015,
A Novel Sequential Mixed-method Technique for Contrastive Analysis of Unscripted Qualitative Data: Contrastive Quantitized Content Analysis
Laura Y. Cabrera, Peter B. Reiner, 2018, Sociological Methods and Research on p. 532-548