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Schiavo on the Cutting Edge: Functional Brain Imaging and its Impact on Surrogate End-of-Life Decision-Making
| Content Provider | Paperity |
|---|---|
| Author | Eisenberg, Jon B. |
| Abstract | The article addresses the potential impact of functional brain imaging (functional magnetic resonance imaging and positron-emission tomography) on surrogate end-of-life decision-making in light of varying state-law definitions of consciousness, some of which define awareness behaviorally and others functionally. The article concludes that, in light of admonitions by neuroscientists that functional brain imaging cannot yet replace behavioral evaluation to determine the existence of consciousness, state legislatures, courts and drafters of written advance healthcare directives should consider treating behavior, not function, as the touchstone for end-of-life decision-making. |
| Starting Page | 75 |
| Ending Page | 83 |
| File Format | HTM / HTML |
| ISSN | 18745490 |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12152-007-9000-6 |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Journal | Neuroethics |
| Volume Number | 1 |
| e-ISSN | 18745504 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer Netherlands |
| Publisher Date | 2008-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Philosophy Neurology Health Policy Psychiatry and Mental Health |
