"The study of both the ethics of neuroscience and the neuroscience of ethics."
The ethical considerations involved in neuroscience research, including the use of animals in research and the moral implications of manipulating the brain for therapeutic purposes.
Introduction to Neuroethics: This topic provides an overview of the field of neuroethics, including its history, scope, and purpose.
Neural Anatomy and Physiology: This topic covers the basic structure and function of the brain, including neuronal circuits, neurotransmitters, and action potentials.
Neuroimaging: This topic examines various methods of imaging the brain, such as fMRI, CT scans, and PET scans, and their applications in neuroethics research.
Human Enhancement: This topic explores the ethical implications of using neurotechnology to enhance human capabilities, such as memory, attention, and emotion regulation.
Brain-Computer Interfaces: This topic covers the ethical challenges presented by the development of brain-computer interfaces, including issues related to privacy, autonomy, and the potential misuse of these devices.
Neuroscience and Law: This topic examines the intersection of neuroscience and the law, including the use of brain imaging in legal proceedings and the ethical implications of this practice.
Mental Illness and Treatment: This topic explores ethical considerations related to the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness, including the use of medications, psychotherapy, and electroconvulsive therapy.
Consciousness and Personal Identity: This topic considers the ethical implications of advances in neuroscience on our understanding of consciousness and personal identity, including the potential for mind uploading and brain emulation.
Neurodiversity and Disability: This topic explores the ethical dimensions of neurodiversity and disability, including the implications of medical diagnoses and the social model of disability.
Ethical Issues in Neuroscience Research: This topic examines the ethical considerations involved in conducting research with human subjects, including issues related to consent, confidentiality, and the use of animals in neuroethics research.
"The ethical, legal, and social impact of neuroscience."
"To understand the implications of our mechanistic understanding of brain function for society."
"The nature of free will, moral responsibility, self-deception, and personal identity."
"The term was coined by the Harvard physician Anneliese A. Pontius in 1973."
"In a paper entitled 'Neuro-ethics of 'walking' in the newborn' for the Perceptual and Motor Skills."
"Harvard physician Anneliese A. Pontius in her paper for Psychological Report."
"The American neurologist Ronald Cranford."
"From 1989 and 1991."
"Writer William Safire."
"The examination of what is right and wrong, good and bad about the treatment of, perfection of, or unwelcome invasion of and worrisome manipulation of the human brain."