Ethical Issues in Behavioral Neuroscience [electronic resource] edited by Grace Lee, Judy Illes, Frauke Ohl.

Behavioral neuroscience encompasses the disciplines of neurobiology and psychology to study mechanisms of behavior. This volume provides a contemporary overview of the current state of how ethics informs behavioral neuroscience research. There is dual emphasis on ethical challenges in experimental a...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences, 1866-3389 ; 19
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Lee, Grace (Editor)
Illes, Judy (Editor)
Ohl, Frauke (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Series:Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences, 19
Subjects:
Neurosciences.
Bioethics.
Law.
Neurology .
Nervous system—Surgery.
Online Access:
Springer English/International eBooks 2015 - Full Set: 2015 (Springer Link)
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Section I. Experimental Animal Research
  • Ethical Issues Associated with the Use of Animal Experimentation in Behavioural Neuroscience Research
  • The use of animal models in behavioural neuroscience research
  • Does the goal justify the methods? Harm and Benefit in Neuroscience Research Using Animals
  • A Framework for investigating animal consciousness
  • Telos, Conservation of Welfare, and Ethical Issues in Genetic Engineering of Animals
  • Would the elimination of the capacity to suffer evolve ethical dilemmas in experimental animal research?
  • Section II. Clinical Research
  • Ethics of human research in behavioral neuroscience: Overview of section II
  • What’s special about the ethical challenges of studying disorders with altered brain activity?
  • Effects of brain injury on moral agency: Ethical dilemmas in investigating human behavior
  • Genetic testing and neuroimaging for youth at risk for mental illness: Trading off benefit and risk
  • Externalization of consciousness: Scientific possibilities and clinical implications
  • How does enhancing cognition affect human values?  How does this translate into social responsibility?
  • Deep brain stimulation: A principled and pragmatic approach to understanding the ethical and clinical challenges of an evolving technology
  • Ethical issues and ethical therapy associated with anxiety disorders
  • Just like a circus: The public consumption of sex differences
  • Money and morals: Ending clinical trials for financial reasons.