Neuroethics Defining the Issues in Theory, Practice and Policy

by Illes, Judy

• ISBN13: 9780198567219
• ISBN10: 0198567219
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-12-08
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Recent advances in the brain sciences have dramatically improved our understanding of brain function. As we find out more and more about what makes us tick, we must stop and consider the ethical implications of this new found knowledge. Will having a new biology of the brain through imagingmake us less responsible for our behavior and lose our free will? Should certain brain scan studies be disallowed on the basis of moral grounds? Why is the media so interested in reporting results of brain imaging studies? What ethical lessons from the past can best inform the future of brainimaging? These compelling questions and many more are tackled by a distinguished group of contributors to this volume on neuroethics. The wide range of disciplinary backgrounds that the authors represent, from neuroscience, bioethics and philosophy, to law, social and health care policy, education, religionand film, allow for profoundly insightful and provocative answers to these questions, and open up the door to a host of new ones. The contributions highlight the timeliness of modern neuroethics today, and assure the longevity and importance of neuroethics for generations to come.

Table of Contents

Neuroscience, ethics, agency, and the self
Moral decision-making and the brain	p. 3
A case study in neuroethics: the nature of moral judgment	p. 17
Moral and legal responsibility and the new neuroscience	p. 33
Brains, lies, and psychological explanations	p. 51
Being in the world: neuroscience and the ethical agent	p. 61
Creativity, gratitude, and the enhancement debate	p. 75
Ethical dilemmas in neurodegenerative disease: respecting patients at the twilight of agency	p. 87
Neuroethics in practice
From genome to brainome: charting the lessons learned	p. 105
Protecting human subjects in brain research: a pragmatic perspective	p. 123
Facts, fictions, and the future of neuroethics	p. 141
A picture is worth 1000 words, but which 1000?	p. 149
When genes and brains unite: ethical implications of genomic neuroimaging	p. 169
Engineering the brain	p. 185
Transcranial magnetic stimulation and the human brain: an ethical evaluation	p. 201
Functional neurosurgical intervention: neuroethics in the operating room	p. 213
Clinicians, patients, and the brain	p. 229
Justice, social institutions, and neuroethics
The social effects of advances in neuroscience: legal problems, legal perspectives	p. 245
Neuroethics in education	p. 265
Poverty, privilege, and brain development: empirical findings and ethical implications	p. 277
Religious responses to neuroscientific questions	p. 289
The mind in the movies: a neuroethical analysis of the portrayal of the mind in popular media	p. 297
Afterword: Neuroethics: mapping a new interdiscipline	p. 313
Index	p. 321
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