The new brain sciences
Subtitle: perils and prospects
By: edited by Dai Rees and Steven Rose.
Contributors: Rees, David A.; Rose, Steven P. R. 1938-
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
Subjects: Neurosciences -- Philosophy; Neurosciences -- Moral and ethical aspects; Brain -- physiology
Description: The last twenty years have seen huge advances in our understanding of how the brain works. Researchers are now trying to understand the nature of consciousness itself. This collection represents an accessible attempt to expose and question research boundaries of what is ethically, socially and legally acceptable in neuroscience research.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [276]-284) and index.