Reconstructing Gender Norms in Brain Research From a Neurofeminist Perspective: Ethical and Legal Implications- a Scoping Review

This study examines the reproduction of gender norms in brain research and its ethical and legal consequences from a neurofeminist perspective. Conducted in accordance with Arksey and O'Malley's systematic review methodology, this study is structured according to the PRISMA-ScR guidelines. Three studies examining gender representations through a neurofeminist approach, identified through systematic searches of PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, EBSCOhost, and ScienceDirect databases, were included in the analysis. The studies examined demonstrate how neurosexist assumptions can serve to reproduce gender inequalities under the guise of scientific objectivity, giving rise to ethical risks related to health, law, and public policy. Conducting brain research with a more inclusive, critical, and rights-based scientific approach is an ethical and legal imperative.