Defining Right and Wrong in Brain Science Essential Readings in Neuroethics

Name: Defining Right and Wrong in Brain Science Essential Readings in Neuroethics
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ISBN: 9781932594256

ISBN-10: 1932594256

ISBN-13: 9781932594256

Edition: 2007

Authors: Walter Glannon

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Where is the line between instinct and free will in humans? How far can technology and medicine go to manipulate the brain? With every new discovery about the human mind, more and more questions emerge about the boundaries of consciousness, responsibility, and how far neuroscience research can go. The fledgling field of neuroethics has sought answers to these questions since the first formal neuroethics conference was held in 2002. This groundbreaking volume collects the expert and authoritative writings published since then that have laid the groundwork for this rapidly expanding debate. "Defining Right and Wrong in Brain Science" traverses the breadth of neuroethics, exploring six broad…

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List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Dana Press, The
Publication date: 8/20/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 350
Size: 0.60" wide x 0.89" long x 0.11" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction




Foundational Issues



Visions for a New Field of "Neuroethics"




Neuroethics for the New Millennium




Emerging Ethical Issues in Neuroscience




Monitoring and Manipulating Brain Function: New Neuroscience Technologies and Their Ethical Implications




Neuroscience and Neuroethics




Professional Obligation and Public Understanding



From the "Public Understanding of Science" to Scientists' Understanding of the Public




Ethical Issues in Taking Neuroscience Research from Bench to Bedside




Models for the Neuroethical Debate in the Community




Neuroimaging



Neuroethics in a New Era of Neuroimaging




Ethical and Practical Considerations in ManagingIncidental Findings in Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging




Legal and Ethical Issues in Neuroimaging Research: Human Subjects Protection, Medical Privacy, and the Public Communication of Research Results




Incidental Findings on Research Functional MR Images: Should We Look?




Imaging or Imagining? A Neuroethics Challenge Informed by Genetics




Brains, Genes, and the Making of the Self




Free Will, Moral Reasoning, and Responsibility



The Neural Basis of Social Behavior: Ethical Implications