Neuroethical theories.
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چکیده
Neuroethics addresses moral, legal, and social questions created or highlighted by theoretical and practical developments in neuroscience. Practices in need of scrutiny currently include at least brain imaging with new techniques, chemical attempts to shift exceptional brain function toward normality, chemical attempts to enhance ordinary brain function beyond normality, and brain manipulation by other methods.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics : CQ : the international journal of healthcare ethics committees
دوره 19 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010