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Increasingly, national governments around the world are prioritising investment in neuroscience. There are currently seven active or in-development national-level brain research initiatives spanning four continents. Engaging in ...

As we can now observe, we live in a world of 'globalised' health, where an outbreak of infectious disease can sow fear. Given this, and the acknowledged range of pandemic diseases that wreak indelible havoc, there is the possibility, indeed the probability, of...

This book explores the ethical, legal and social issues arising from brain imaging, psychopharmacology and other new developments in neuroscience. Neuroscience increasingly allows us to explain, predict and even control aspects of human behaviour....

The ability to anticipate, avoid and resolve ethical conflicts in neuropsychology is a dynamic process that needs to be developed. Ethical codes and professional guidelines are being developed and updated, changes in clinical practice are emerging and...

Where is the line between instinct and free will in humans? How far can technology and medicine go to manipulate the brain? With each new discovery about the human mind, more and more questions arise about the limits of consciousness,...

This essay argues that any ethical approach to mitigating the negative effects of pandemics must give detailed and sustained attention to those on the margins of society. This means tackling widespread racism and concentrated poverty in politics....

This article attempts to review some of the most pressing questions that have been discussed in the aftermath of the COVID-19 outbreak. General questions regarding research into potentially dangerous viruses are considered, ethical issues surrounding the conduct of...

Neurosurgical interventions can alter a person's self-concept and affect neurological and cognitive function to a level that is unacceptable to both patient and family. In an increasingly complex and evolving field, the ethical implications...

While the conduct of doctors during the Covid-19 pandemic is admirable, the approach to medical ethics from a heroic perspective is neither sustainable nor robust enough to cope with the complexity of emergency conditions during a pandemic. It is.

Practical Ethics in Clinical Neurology (PECN) is a case-based ethics textbook for readers who want a concise, accessible book to help them assess and address ethical issues in their daily practice. With chapter topics ...

Public discourse on ethics during the COVID-19 pandemic has tended to focus on resource scarcity and the protection of civil liberties. We show how these preoccupations reflect an entrenched imagination of disaster that guides the ethics of response. In this article...

Over the past fifteen years, there has been considerable interest in studying the brain structures involved in moral judgements using novel neuroscience techniques such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Many people, including many ...

The first philosophical monograph on the ethics of memory manipulation (MM) postulates that any attempt to directly and deliberately erase episodic memories poses a serious threat to the human condition that cannot be justified. Basing its thesis on four ...

The rapid spread of COVID-19 has had an unprecedented impact on modern healthcare systems and has led to a number of complex ethical issues. This collection of readings and case studies provides an overview of some of the most pressing of these issues,...

This text, which complements the 2002 text Ethical Issues in Clinical Neuropsychology. Authored by Bush and Drexler, it introduces the reader to typical ethical challenges in neuropsychology. The authors present cases and discuss ethical issues related to the practice of...