Neurotechnology : premises, potential, and problems /: premises, potential, and problems. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by James Giordano.
• Other Names: Giordano, James J
• Contents: Ch. 1. Neurotechnology as demiurgical force : avoiding Icarus' folly / James Giordano -- ch. 2. The potential utility of advanced sciences convergence : analytical methods to depict, assess, and forecast trends in neuroscience and neurotechnological developments and uses / Ashok Vaseashta -- ch. 3. Is the use of neurotechnology in education an enablement, treatment, or enhancement? / M. Layne Kalbfleisch -- ch. 4. Images of uncertainty : two cases of neuroimages and what they cannot show / Tom Koch -- ch. 5. Neurogenetic and neural tissues-implantation technology : neuroethical, legal, and social issues / James Giordano -- ch. 6. Neuroprotective agents commonly display hormesis : implications for nanoneuropharmacology / Edward J. Calabrese, John A. Ives, and James Giordano -- ch. 7. Neuroprostheses : implications of the current and future state of the science and technology / Pratik Y. Chhatbar and Subrata Saha -- ch. 8. Transcranial magnetic stimulation, deep brain stimulation, and personal identity : ethical questions and neuroethical approaches for medical practice / Fabrice Jotterand and James Giordano -- ch. 9. Promises and perils of cognitive performance tools : a dialogue / Erik Viirre, Françoise Baylis, and Jocelyn Downie -- ch. 10. The age of neuroelectronics / Adam Keiper -- ch. 11. Ethical issues in performance-enhancing technologies : from bench to headline / Eric Racine, Donald DuRousseau, and Judy Illes -- ch. 12. The cyborg and cyborgization / Paolo Benanti -- ch. 13. Is neuroenhancement unnatural, and does it morally matter? / Helena Siipi -- ch. 14. A surety engineering framework and process to address ethical, legal, and social issues for neurotechnologies / Wendy L. Shaneyfelt and David E. Peercy -- ch. 15. Neurotechnology, culture, and the need for a cosmopolitan neuroethics / James Giordano and Roland Benedikter -- ch. 16. Cognitive enhancement, analogical reasoning, and social justice / Darryl Gunson -- ch. 17. Policy implications of technologies for cognitive enhancement / Daniel Sarewitz and Thomas H. Karas -- ch. 18. Neurotechnology research and the world stage : ethics, biopower, and policy / Misti Ault Anderson, Nicholas Fitz, and Daniel Howlader -- ch. 19. Biotechnology : who benefits, who is harmed? / Jolyon Jesty.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (320 pages)
• Subjects: 610.284; Neurosciences -- Philosophy; Neurosciences -- ethics; Biomedical Engineering -- ethics; Nanotechnology -- ethics; Socioeconomic Factors; MEDICAL -- Instruments & Supplies; Neurosciences -- Philosophy; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781439826287; 1439826285
• Related ISBNs: 9781439825860; 1439825866
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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