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Bioethics and the brain / Walter Glannon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Glannon, Walter, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Brain--Research--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Brain.
- Neurosciences--Research--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Neurosciences.
- Medical ethics.
- Bioethics.
- Neurosciences--ethics.
- Bioethical Issues.
- Ethics, Medical.
- Ethics.
- Social Responsibility.
- Medical Subjects:
- Neurosciences--ethics.
- Bioethical Issues.
- Brain.
- Ethics, Medical.
- Ethics.
- Social Responsibility.
- Bioethics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 235 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Using a philosophical framework that is informed by neuroscience as well as contemporary legal cases such as Terri Schiavo, this text offers readers an introduction to this topic. It looks at the ethical implications of our knowledge of the brain and medical treatments for neurological diseases.
- Contents:
- ch. 1. Introduction
- ch. 2. Brain, body, and self
- ch. 3. Neuroimaging
- ch. 4. Pharmacological and psychological interventions
- ch. 5. Neurosurgery, psychosurgery, and neurostimulation
- ch. 6. Brain death
- Epilogue
- Notes
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-226).
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-537194-1
- 1-280-84663-1
- 9786610846634
- 0-19-971907-1
- 1-4294-2077-4
- OCLC:
- 922954227
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