Neuroethics: Anticipating the future

Over the last decade, there have been unparalleled advances in our understanding of brain sciences. But with the development of tools that can manipulate brain function, there are pressing ethical implications to this newfound knowledge of how the brain works. In Neuroethics: Anticipating the Future, a distinguished group of contributors tackle current and critical ethical questions and offer forward-looking insights.

What new balances should be struck between diagnosis and prediction, or invasive and non-invasive interventions, given the rapid advances in neuroscience? Are new criteria needed for the clinical definition of death for those eligible for organ donation? As data from emerging technologies are made available on public databases, what frameworks will maximize benefits while ensuring privacy of health information? These challenging questions, along with numerous other neuroethical concerns, are discussed in depth.

Written by eminent scholars from diverse disciplines including neurology and neuroscience, ethics and law, public health and philosophy, this new volume on neuroethics sets out the many necessary considerations for the future. It is essential reading for the field of neuroethics, neurosciences and psychology, and an invaluable resource for physicians in neurological medicine, academics in humanities and law, and health policy makers.

• Memoirs of an Addicted Brain: A Neuroscientist Examines his Former Life on Drugs
• The Science of Addiction: From Neurobiology to Treatment
• Neuroethics: An Introduction with Readings (Basic Bioethics)
• Brock Biology of Microorganisms (14th Edition)
• The Routledge Handbook of Neuroethics (Routledge Handbooks in Applied Ethics)
• Oxford Handbook of Neuroethics (Oxford Library of Psychology)
• The Moral Conflict of Law and Neuroscience
• The Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
• Defining Death: The Case for Choice
• Rights Come to Mind