Cosmetic neurology

Cosmetic neurology and cosmetic surgery: parallels, predictions, and challenges.

As our knowledge of the functional and pharmacological architecture of the nervous system increases, we are getting better at treating cognitive and affective disorders. Along with the ability to modify cognitive and affective systems in disease, we are also learning how to modify these systems in health. “Cosmetic neurology,” the practice of intervening to improve cognition and affect in healt...

"Cosmetic Neurology" and the problem of pain

Few people would argue against treating the traumatic psychological effects of war or violence. But what about taking a drug to lessen the pain of our common daily struggles, such as the end of a relationship or anxiety about one's job? Is this a "cosmetic" enhancement of human life, even a danger to character, or is it an ethical choice? For guidance, the author looks to the history of treatin...

The promise and predicament of cosmetic neurology.

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Brain waves and the era of cosmetic neurology.

Cosmetic neurology The controversy over enhancing movement, mentation, and mood

Advances in cognitive neuroscience and neuropharmacology are yielding exciting treatments for neurologic diseases. Many of these treatments are also likely to have uses for people without disease. Here, I review the ways in which medicine might make bodies and brains function better by modulating motor, cognitive, and affective systems. These potential “quality of life” interventions raise ethi...