Merkel / Boer / Fegert Intervening in the Brain

Changing Psyche and Society
2007
ISBN: 978-3-540-46477-8
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 29, 536 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Ethics of Science and Technology Assessment

The wealth of insights into the brain’s functioning gained by neuroscience in recent years led to the development of new possibilities for intervening in the brain such as neurotransplantation, neural prostheses and brain stimulation techniques. Moreover, new and safer classes of psychopharmaceutical drugs lend themselves to neuroenhancement applications, i.e. they could be used to enhance cognitive capacities or emotional well-being without therapeutic need. This book offers extensive state-of-the-art accounts for these novel kinds of intervention, indicates future developments, and discusses the relevant philosophical, ethical and legal issues.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Merkel, Reinhard

Boer, G.

Fegert, J.

Galert, T.

Hartmann, D.

Nuttin, B.

Rosahl, S.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Wuetscher, F.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

General Introduction.- General Introduction.- Techniques of Intervention.- Developmental Psychopharmacology.- Neurotransplantation and Gene Transfer.- Central Neural Prostheses.- Electrical Brain Stimulation for Psychiatric Disorders.- Societal, Ethical, and Legal Challenges.- Person, Personal Identity, and Personality.- Treatment — Prevention — Enhancement: Normative Foundations and Limits.- Conclusions and Recommendations.- Zusammenfassung.- Zusammenfassung.