Ria Bahadur.
UNESCO · Ethics of Neurotechnology

A young voice in a global neurotechnology-governance process.

At eighteen, Bahadur was invited through the U.S. Department of State to provide stakeholder input on UNESCO’s Recommendation on the Ethics of Neurotechnology.

International science governance · 2024

Academic (Medical) Stakeholder

The consultation connected Bahadur's earlier research in neuroscience and neurotechnology with questions of mental privacy, autonomy, identity, coercion, discrimination, innovation, international cooperation, and implementation.

Her contribution also argued for greater attention to youth stakeholders and the governance of neural and cognitive data.