1. Joseph J. Fins ( ) is chief of the Division of Medical Ethics at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University, in New York City.
2. Helen S. Mayberg is a professor at the Emory University School of Medicine, in Atlanta, Georgia.
3. Bart Nuttin is a professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University Hospitals, in Leuven, Belgium.
4. Cynthia S. Kubu is a neuropsychologist in the Center for Neurological Restoration at Cleveland Clinic, in Ohio.
5. Thorsten Galert is a philosopher on staff at the European Academy, in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany.
6. Volker Sturm is chairman and director of the Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery at the University of Cologne, in Germany.
7. Katja Stoppenbrink is a graduate student in philosophy on staff in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Luxembourg, in Walferdange.
8. Reinhard Merkel is a professor of criminal law and philosophy of law at the University of Hamburg’s School of Law, in Germany.
9. Thomas E. Schlaepfer is a professor of psychiatry and mental health at the University of Bonn, in Germany.