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Overview

Eric Racine is affiliated with McGill University in Canada and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and health professions, with a focus on ethics in medical practice and pediatric healthcare. Their research spans multiple subfields including general health professions, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, public health, environmental and occupational health, cognitive neuroscience, and clinical psychology.

Their work covers a variety of topics with notable attention to:

  • Ethics in medical practice
  • Ethics and legal issues in pediatric healthcare
  • Palliative care and end-of-life issues
  • Autism spectrum disorder research
  • Healthcare decision-making and restraints
  • Family and disability support research
  • Ethics in clinical research

Recent papers by Eric Racine include:

  • "Ethical Challenges Arising in the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Overview from the Association of Bioethics Program Directors (ABPD) Task Force," 2020, The American Journal of Bioethics
  • "Making Autism Research Inclusive by Attending to Intersectionality: a Review of the Research Ethics Literature," 2020, Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • "A Review of Approaches, Strategies and Ethical Considerations in Participatory Research With Children," 2021, International Journal of Qualitative Methods
  • "Person-oriented ethics for autism research: Creating best practices through engagement with autism and autistic communities," 2020, Autism
  • "Cognitive Enhancement: Unanswered Questions About Human Psychology and Social Behavior," 2021, Science and Engineering Ethics

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Eric Racine include:

  • M. Ariel Cascio
  • Ariane Quintal
  • Jonathan A. Weiss
  • Marjorie Montreuil
  • Aline Bogossian

Publication venues where Eric Racine has regularly contributed are:

  • Neuroethics
  • The American Journal of Bioethics
  • Journal of Child Neurology
  • Qualitative Health Research
  • Disability & Society

Eric Racine's book publications include titles from Springer International Publishing and The MIT Press. These titles are:

  • Clinical Neurotechnology meets Artificial Intelligence (2021)
  • Brain Organoids in Research and Therapy (2022)
  • The Theory of Deliberative Wisdom (2025)

Best Publications

  • fMRI in the public eye

    Eric Racine;Ofek Bar-Ilan;Ofek Bar-Ilan;Judy Illes

  • Contemporary neuroscience in the media

    Eric Racine;Sarah Waldman;Jarett Rosenberg;Judy Illes;Judy Illes

  • The concept of 'vulnerability' in research ethics: an in-depth analysis of policies and guidelines.

    Dearbhail Bracken-Roche;Emily Bell;Mary Ellen Macdonald;Eric Racine

  • Imaging or imagining? A neuroethics challenge informed by genetics.

    Judy Illes;Eric Racine

  • Neurotalk: improving the communication of neuroscience research

    Judy Illes;Mary Anne Moser;Jennifer B. McCormick;Eric Racine

  • Ethical aspects of brain computer interfaces: a scoping review

    Sasha Burwell;Matthew Sample;Eric Racine

  • Preparing the ethical future of deep brain stimulation

    Emily Bell;Ghislaine Mathieu;Eric Racine

  • Pragmatic Neuroethics: Improving Treatment and Understanding of the Mind-Brain

    Eric Racine

  • Brain Imaging: A Decade of Coverage in the Print Media.

    Eric Racine;Ofek Bar-Ilan;Judy Illes

  • Autonomy and Coercion in Academic “Cognitive Enhancement” Using Methylphenidate: Perspectives of Key Stakeholders

    Cynthia Forlini;Eric Racine;Eric Racine

  • Ethical Challenges Arising in the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Overview from the Association of Bioethics Program Directors (ABPD) Task Force.

    Amy L. McGuire;Mark P. Aulisio;F. Daniel Davis;Cheryl Erwin

  • The Rising Tide of tDCS in the Media and Academic Literature

    Veljko Dubljević;Victoria Saigle;Eric Racine

  • Cognitive enhancement, lifestyle choice or misuse of prescription drugs? Ethics blind spots in current debates

    Eric Racine;Eric Racine;Cynthia Forlini

  • Diagnosis and management of Alzheimer's disease: past, present and future ethical issues.

    S. Gauthier;A. Leuzy;E. Racine;P. Rosa-Neto

  • Disorders of consciousness: responding to requests for novel diagnostic and therapeutic interventions

    Ralf J Jox;James L Bernat;Steven Laureys;Eric Racine

  • Making Autism Research Inclusive by Attending to Intersectionality: a Review of the Research Ethics Literature

    M. A. Cascio;M. A. Cascio;J. A. Weiss;E. Racine;E. Racine

  • A Review of Approaches, Strategies and Ethical Considerations in Participatory Research With Children:

    Marjorie Montreuil;Marjorie Montreuil;Aline Bogossian;Emilie Laberge-Perrault;Eric Racine;Eric Racine

  • "Currents of hope": neurostimulation techniques in U.S. and U.K. print media.

    Eric Racine;Sarah Waldman;Nicole Palmour;David Risse

  • Disagreements with implications: diverging discourses on the ethics of non-medical use of methylphenidate for performance enhancement.

    Cynthia Forlini;Eric Racine;Eric Racine

  • Public Stigma Toward People With Drug Addiction: A Factorial Survey.

    Sebastian Sattler;Alice Escande;Eric Racine;Eric Racine;Anja S Göritz

  • MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE AND END-OF-LIFE DECISION-MAKING

    E. Racine;R. Amaram;M. Seidler;M. Karczewska

  • It’s a Shame! Stigma Against Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Examining the Ethical Implications for Public Health Practices and Policies

    Emily Bell;Gail Andrew;Nina Di Pietro;Albert E. Chudley

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan A. Weiss
Jonathan A. Weiss York University
Joshua Wilt
Joshua Wilt Case Western Reserve University
Anja S. Göritz
Anja S. Göritz University of Freiburg
Patricia J. Conrod
Patricia J. Conrod University of Montreal
Jean Decety
Jean Decety University of Chicago

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