Protfolio5: brain mapping (though I've exceeded the deadline)

Brain mapping is a relatively new technology. However, its applications on a large scale can be predicted already. With its magical power, brain mapping can serve in investigating criminals, patients with disorders of minds, and even naughty children if their parents want. Similar as the gene technology, test-tube baby technology, etc., ethnical problems relating to brain mapping has been brought up. The society is considering issues like, who is eligible to decide when, where and to whom the technoligy can be used, how to keep the information of brain mapping safe and private. To minimize the negative effects of brain mapping, I think scientists could work on two aspects: policy and technology.
First, governments should make laws to regulate the issues relating to brain mapping. Once put into use, governments should build a system to clarify who can decide the usage of brain mapping as well as methods to protect the information relevant to brain mapping. In addition, a special department might need to be put in the government to deal with the issues.
Second, scientists should work on technological aspect to develop ways to ensure the safety of the information got. In other words, besides working on developing brain mapping the technology itself, scientists should also put efforts in developing technologies on safety system. Only if a strong technological backup forcing is presented, can scientists and governments be able to control the leaking of information.
The realising of brain mapping's applications are still seem to be far, though, considerations on how to prevent negative ethnical issues to happen is necessery now. Only when scientists develop technological and political parts well, can we minimize the potential unethical abuses of brain mapping.