Brain policy
Subtitle: how the new neuroscience will change our lives and our politics
By: Robert Blank.
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 199
Subjects: Neurosciences -- Political aspects -- United States.; Neurosciences -- Social aspects -- United States.; Neuropsychology -- Social aspects -- United States.
Description: As new treatments emerge for disorders of the brain, new concerns are arising along with them. This book examines the implications of the full range of revolutionary interventions now possible in the human brain. The author warns that while these new techniques may promise medical wonders, they also raise profound political questions.--[book cover].
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-191) and index.