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== Ethical implications ==

[[Privacy]] and [[confidentiality]] are major concerns for neuroimaging studies. With high-resolution anatomical images, such as those generated by [[fMRI]], it is possible to identify individual subjects, putting their personal /and or [[medical privacy]] at risk. It is possible to create surface renderings of the brain and face from a [[volumetric]] MRI, which can be paired with photographs to identify the individual.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Kulynych|first=J|title=Legal and ethical issues in neuroimaging research: human subjects protection, medical privacy, and the public communication of research results.|journal=Brain and Cognition|date=December 2002|volume=50|issue=3|pages=345–57|pmid=12480482|doi=10.1016/S0278-2626(02)00518-3|s2cid=2559078}}</ref>

It is becoming more accepted that a neurobiological basis for intelligence exists (at least for reasoning and problem-solving). The success of these intelligence studies present ethical issues. A large concern for the general population is the issue of [[race and intelligence]]. While little variation has been found between racial groups, the public perception of intelligence studies has been negatively impacted by concerns of [[racism]]. It is important to consider the consequences of studies that investigate intelligence differences in population-groups (racial or ethnic) and if it is ethical to conduct these studies. A study suggesting that one group is biologically more intelligent than another may cause tension. This has made neuroscientists reluctant to investigate individual or group differences in intelligence, as they may be perceived as racist.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Gray|first=Jeremy R.|author2=Thompson, Paul M.|title=Neurobiology of intelligence: science and ethics|journal=Nature Reviews Neuroscience|date=1 June 2004|volume=5|issue=6|pages=471–482|doi=10.1038/nrn1405|pmid=15152197|s2cid=2430677 }}</ref>