Publications

Deep brain stimulation, deontology and duty: the moral obligation of non-abandonment at the neural interface., Fins, Joseph J. , J Neural Eng, 2009 Oct, Volume 6, Issue 5, p.050201, (2009)

Deep brain stimulation, neuroethics, and the minimally conscious state: moving beyond proof of principle., Schiff, Nicholas D., Giacino Joseph T., and Fins Joseph J. , Arch Neurol, 2009 Jun, Volume 66, Issue 6, p.697-702, (2009)

The ethics of measuring and modulating consciousness: the imperative of minding time., Fins, Joseph J. , Prog Brain Res, 2009, Volume 177, p.371-82, (2009)

Are we equal in death? Avoiding diagnostic error in brain death., Laureys, Steven, and Fins Joseph J. , Neurology, 2008 Jan 22, Volume 70, Issue 4, p.e14-5, (2008)

"Humanities are the Hormones:" Osler, Penfield and "Neuroethics" Revisited., Fins, Joseph J. , Am J Bioeth, 2008 Jan, Volume 8, Issue 1, p.W5-8, (2008)

A leg to stand on: Sir William Osler and Wilder Penfield's "neuroethics"., Fins, Joseph J. , Am J Bioeth, 2008 Jan, Volume 8, Issue 1, p.37-46, (2008)

Lights, camera, inaction? Neuroimaging and disorders of consciousness., Fins, Joseph J., and Illes Judy , Am J Bioeth, 2008 Sep, Volume 8, Issue 9, p.W1-3, (2008)

Neuroethics and neuroimaging: moving toward transparency., Fins, Joseph J. , Am J Bioeth, 2008 Sep, Volume 8, Issue 9, p.46-52, (2008)

Border zones of consciousness: another immigration debate?, Fins, Joseph J. , Am J Bioeth, 2007 Jan, Volume 7, Issue 1, p.51-4; discussion W1-4, (2007)

Deep brain stimulation and cognition: moving from animal to patient., Schiff, Nicholas D., and Fins Joseph J. , Curr Opin Neurol, 2007 Dec, Volume 20, Issue 6, p.638-42, (2007)

Disorders of consciousness., Schiff, Nicholas D., and Fins Joseph J. , Mayo Clin Proc, 2007 Feb, Volume 82, Issue 2, p.250-1; author reply 251, (2007)

Late recovery from the minimally conscious state: ethical and policy implications., Fins, Joseph J., Schiff Nicholas D., and Foley Kathleen M. , Neurology, 2007 Jan 23, Volume 68, Issue 4, p.304-7, (2007)

The minimally conscious state: a diagnosis in search of an epidemiology., Fins, Joseph J., Master Maria G., Gerber Linda M., and Giacino Joseph T. , Arch Neurol, 2007 Oct, Volume 64, Issue 10, p.1400-5, (2007)

Neuroimaging and neuroethics: clinical and policy considerations., Fins, Joseph J., and Shapiro Zachary E. , Curr Opin Neurol, 2007 Dec, Volume 20, Issue 6, p.650-4, (2007)

The portrayal of coma in contemporary motion pictures., Fins, Joseph J. , Neurology, 2007 Jan 2, Volume 68, Issue 1, p.79; author reply 80, (2007)

Shades of gray: new insights into the vegetative state., Fins, Joseph J., and Schiff Nicholas D. , Hastings Cent Rep, 2006 Nov-Dec, Volume 36, Issue 6, p.8, (2006)

The afterlife of Terri Schiavo., Fins, Joseph J., and Schiff Nicholas D. , Hastings Cent Rep, 2005 Jul-Aug, Volume 35, Issue 4, p.8, (2005)

Clinical pragmatism and the care of brain damaged patients: toward a palliative neuroethics for disorders of consciousness., Fins, Joseph J. , Prog Brain Res, 2005, Volume 150, p.565-82, (2005)

Contracts, covenants and advance care planning: an empirical study of the moral obligations of patient and proxy., Fins, Joseph J., Maltby Barbara S., Friedmann Erika, Greene Michele G., Norris Kaye, Adelman Ronald, and Byock Ira , J Pain Symptom Manage, 2005 Jan, Volume 29, Issue 1, p.55-68, (2005)

The Orwellian threat to emerging neurodiagnostic technologies., Fins, Joseph J. , Am J Bioeth, 2005 Spring, Volume 5, Issue 2, p.56-8; discussion W5, (2005)

Rethinking disorders of consciousness: new research and its implications., Fins, Joseph J. , Hastings Cent Rep, 2005 Mar-Apr, Volume 35, Issue 2, p.22-4, (2005)

Informing the patient-proxy covenant: an educational approach for advance care planning., Maltby, Barbara S., and Fins Joseph J. , J Palliat Med, 2004 Apr, Volume 7, Issue 2, p.351-5, (2004)

Neurological diagnosis is more than a state of mind: diagnostic clarity and impaired consciousness., Fins, Joseph J., and Plum Fred , Arch Neurol, 2004 Sep, Volume 61, Issue 9, p.1354-5, (2004)

Constructing an ethical stereotaxy for severe brain injury: balancing risks, benefits and access., Fins, Joseph J. , Nat Rev Neurosci, 2003 Apr, Volume 4, Issue 4, p.323-7, (2003)

Deep brain stimulation for psychiatric disorders., Nuttin, Bart, Gybels Jan, Cosyns Paul, Gabriels Loes, Meyerson Bjorn, Andreewitch Sergej, Rasmussen Steven A., Greenberg Benjamin, Friehs Gerhard, Rezai Ali R., et al. , Neurosurg Clin N Am, 2003 Apr, Volume 14, Issue 2, p.xv-xvi, (2003)