Intervening in the Brain Changing Psyche and Society /

• Main Authors: Merkel, Reinhard (Author), Boer, G. (Author), Fegert, J. (Author), Galert, T. (Author), Hartmann, D. (Author), Nuttin, B. (Author), Rosahl, S. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Series: Ethics of Science and Technology Assessment, 29
• Subjects: Medicine.; Philosophy.; Neurology.; Biomedical engineering.; Social sciences.; Medicine & Public Health.; Philosophy, general.; Biomedical Engineering.; Social Sciences, general.

The preceding decade has witnessed tremendous progress in clinical as well as theoretical neuroscience. In its wake, powerful new instruments of neuromodulation acting directly on the brain have been developed: potent neuro-pharmaceuticals, deep brain stimulation, transcranial magnetic stimulation,...

Table of Contents:

• General Introduction
• General Introduction
• Techniques of Intervention
• Developmental Psychopharmacology
• Neurotransplantation and Gene Transfer
• Central Neural Prostheses
• Electrical Brain Stimulation for Psychiatric Disorders
• Societal, Ethical, and Legal Challenges
• Person, Personal Identity, and Personality
• Treatment — Prevention — Enhancement: Normative Foundations and Limits
• Conclusions and Recommendations
• Zusammenfassung
• Zusammenfassung.