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Intervening in the brain : changing psyche and society / R. Merkel ... [et al.].

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Intervening in the brain : changing psyche and society / R. Merkel ... [et al.].
Publication
Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2007.

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Merkel, Reinhard.
Description
xxii, 533 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
Summary
The preceding decade has witnessed tremendous progress in clinical as well as theoretical neuroscience. In its wake, powerful new instruments of neuromodulation acting directly on the brain have been developed. However, few areas of scientific development seem to exhibit as close a connection between dreams of progress and nightmares of disaster as contemporary neuroscience. "Mind doping" is a populist slogan at hand, suggesting a deprecatory parallel to the practice of doping in sports. The authors examine a range of questions associated with these problems, include a philosophical analysis of the problems of personal identity, discuss the legal and ethical questions posed by present and foreseeable future practices of neuroenhancement, and conclude with recommendations. From publisher description.
Series Statement
Ethics of science and technology assessment, 1860-4803 ; v. 29
Uniform Title
Wissenschaftsethik und Technikfolgenbeurteilung Bd. 29.
Subject
  • Neural stimulation
  • Neural stimulation > Social aspects
  • Neurosciences > ethics
  • Human Characteristics
  • Mental Disorders > therapy
  • Nervous System Diseases > therapy
  • Self Concept
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [491]-533).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Developmental psychopharmacology -- Neurotransplantation and gene transfer -- Central neural prostheses -- Electrical brain stimulation for psychiatric disorders -- Person, personal identity, and personality -- Treatment--prevention--enhancement : normative foundations and limits -- Conclusions and recommendations.
ISBN
  • 9783540464761 (alk. paper)
  • 354046476X (alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2007924217
OCLC
  • 124038124
  • SCSB-9966903
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library