1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990001242950403321

Titolo

Peripheral Auditory Mechanisms : Proceedings of a conference held at Boston University Boston, MA, August 13-16,1985. / by J.B.Allen e altri

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin [etc.] : Springer-Verlag, 1986

Collana

Lecture notes in biomathematics ; 64

Locazione

MA1

Collocazione

C-15-(64

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910785008603321

Autore

Racine Eric <1976->

Titolo

Pragmatic neuroethics : improving treatment and understanding of the mind-brain / / Eric Racine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass. : , : MIT Press, , 2010

©2010

ISBN

0-262-26560-5

1-282-73696-5

9786612736964

0-262-26590-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (291 p.)

Collana

Basic bioethics

Classificazione

44.02

77.50

Disciplina

174.2/968

Soggetti

Neurology - Moral and ethical aspects

Neurosciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.



Nota di contenuto

Salient challenges in modern neuroethics -- Reviewing past and current neuroethics : definitions, attributes, and perspectives -- Pragmatic naturalism in bioethics -- Neuroethics : exploring the implications of pragmatic naturalism -- Public understanding of neuroscience innovation and emerging interpretations of neuroscience research -- Enhancement of performance with neuropharmaceuticals : pragmatism and the culture wars -- Disorders of consciousness in an evolving neuroscience context -- Communication of prognosis in disorders of consciousness and severe brain injury : a closer look at paradoxical discourses in the clinical and public domains -- Social neuroscience : a pragmatic epistemological and ethical framework for the neuroscience of ethics -- Conclusion : neuroethics and future challenges for neuroscience, ethics, and society.

Sommario/riassunto

A survey of the emerging field of neuroethics that calls for a multidisciplinary, pragmatic approach for tackling key issues and improving patient care.