NDLI: Neuroenhancement: an Ethical Analysis

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Gawkowska, A.
Copyright Year	2007
Description	Author affiliation: Central Connecticut State Univ., New Britain (Gawkowska, A.)
Abstract	Advancements in neuroscience have made it possible to markedly reduce human suffering. Various neuroenhancement methods find their applications not only among people afflicted with impairments of the nervous system, but also individuals without clearly defined abnormalities. Such state calls for an ethical examination because the brain not only controls one's actions and thoughts, but defines one's identity, as well. Numerous scientists focus on the brain to learn more about the mind and they do so in terms of mechanistic details, without giving much thought to other factors influencing brain function. A mechanistic model of the mind can be useful in our pursuit of knowledge because of its simplicity, but study of the mind, as well as any ethical examination of neuroenhancement, ought to be conducted within social context, which implies that due attention must be paid not only to the fruits of the experimental sciences, but also those of the humanities.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	7
File Size	1235371
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424405862
DOI	10.1109/ISTAS.2007.4362217
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2007-06-01
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Humans Nervous system Neuroscience Brain modeling Context modeling Sufficient conditions Pharmaceuticals Back Psychology Prosthetics
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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