Laura Y. Cabrera

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Associate Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Early Career Chair in Neuroethics, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences

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Recent Publications

Stakeholders’ Ethical Concerns Regarding Psychiatric Electroceutical Interventions: Results from a US Nationwide Survey

Bluhm, R., Sipahi, E. D., Achtyes, E. D., McCright, A. M. & Cabrera, L. Y., 2024, In: AJOB Empirical Bioethics. 15, 1, p. 11-21 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Re-thinking the Ethics of International Bioethics Conferencing

Brown, T. E., Martinez-Martin, N. & Cabrera, L. Y., 2024, In: American Journal of Bioethics. 24, 4, p. 55-57 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debatepeer-review

Ethical Considerations Regarding the Use of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Mental Health Practice

Cabrera, L. Y. & van den Heuvel, O. A., Mar 15 2024, In: Biological Psychiatry. 95, 6, p. 491-493 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debatepeer-review

Perceived barriers to using neurostimulation: A national survey of psychiatrists, patients, caregivers, and the general public

Cortright, M. K., Bluhm, R., Achtyes, E. D., McCright, A. M. & Cabrera, L. Y., Jun 1 2024, In: Journal of ECT. 40, 2, p. 111-117 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Guideline-based care for psychiatric electroceuticals: Results from a National Survey of Board-Certified Psychiatrists

Cunningham, J. E., Bluhm, R., Achtyes, E. D., McCright, A. M. & Cabrera, L. Y., Mar 2024, In: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. 30, 2, p. 290-295 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debatepeer-review

The differential effects of psychiatrists' and patients’ prior experiences on views about psychiatric electroceutical interventions

Cunningham, J. E., Bluhm, R., Achtyes, E. D., McCright, A. M. & Cabrera, L. Y., Feb 2024, In: Journal of Psychiatric Research. 170, p. 11-18 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Proceedings of the 11th Annual Deep Brain Stimulation Think Tank: pushing the forefront of neuromodulation with functional network mapping, biomarkers for adaptive DBS, bioethical dilemmas, AI-guided neuromodulation, and translational advancements

Johnson, K. A., Dosenbach, N. U. F., Gordon, E. M., Welle, C. G., Wilkins, K. B., Bronte-Stewart, H. M., Voon, V., Morishita, T., Sakai, Y., Merner, A. R., Lázaro-Muñoz, G., Williamson, T., Horn, A., Gilron, R., O'Keeffe, J., Gittis, A. H., Neumann, W. J., Little, S., Provenza, N. R. & Sheth, S. A. & 22 others, Fasano, A., Holt-Becker, A. B., Raike, R. S., Moore, L., Pathak, Y. J., Greene, D., Marceglia, S., Krinke, L., Tan, H., Bergman, H., Pötter-Nerger, M., Sun, B., Cabrera, L. Y., McIntyre, C. C., Harel, N., Mayberg, H. S., Krystal, A. D., Pouratian, N., Starr, P. A., Foote, K. D., Okun, M. S. & Wong, J. K., 2024, In: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 18, 1320806.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Rewriting the Script: the Need for Effective Education to Address Racial Disparities in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Uptake in BIPOC Communities

Sullivan, C. R. P., Henry, A., Lehman, J., Caola, L., Nahas, Z., Widge, A. S., Cabrera, L. Y., Randolph, A. & Wilson, S., Apr 2024, In: Neuroethics. 17, 1, 8.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Brain Data in Context: Are New Rights the Way to Mental and Brain Privacy?

Susser, D. & Cabrera, L. Y., 2024, In: AJOB Neuroscience. 15, 2, p. 122-133 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Re-Examining Different Stakeholder Views on Changes in Personality: Adding Nuance to the Discussion

Bluhm, R. & Cabrera, L. Y., 2023, In: AJOB Neuroscience. 14, 3, p. 302-304 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debatepeer-review

“They Are Invasive in Different Ways.”: Stakeholders’ Perceptions of the Invasiveness of Psychiatric Electroceutical Interventions

Bluhm, R., Cortright, M., Achtyes, E. D. & Cabrera, L. Y., 2023, In: AJOB Neuroscience. 14, 1, p. 1-12 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Correction to: Knowledge and Attitudes of Two Latino Groups About Alzheimer Disease: A Qualitative Study (Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, (2021), 36, 3, (265-284), 10.1007/s10823-021-09432-0)

Cabrera, L. Y., Kelly, P. & Vega, I. E., Jun 2023, In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. 38, 2, p. 221 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debatepeer-review

Rethinking the ethical priorities for brain–computer interfaces

Cabrera, L. Y. & Weber, D. J., Feb 2023, In: Nature Electronics. 6, 2, p. 99-101 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debatepeer-review

Views about neuromodulation interventions for depression by stakeholder group, treatment modality, and depression severity

Cabrera, L. Y., Achtyes, E. D., Bluhm, R. & McCright, A. M., Apr 2023, In: Comprehensive Psychiatry. 122, 152365.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Looking through the lens of stigma: Understanding and anticipating concerns about the responsible development and use of psychiatric electroceutical interventions (PEIs)

Cai Chen, S., Bluhm, R., Achtyes, E. D., McCright, A. M. & Cabrera, L. Y., Dec 15 2023, In: SSM - Mental Health. 4, 100261.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review