Neurotechnology: premises, potential, and problems

by Giordano, James J.

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Full title :Neurotechnology : premises, potential, and problems / edited by James Giordano.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2012.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):CRC Press
Place of Publication:Boca Raton
Language:eng
Publication Date:2012.

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Written by leading international experts, this text presents a unique, integrative perspective that examines how studies and developments in neurotechnololgy are both impacted by and affect the philosophical foundations of the human condition. As the first book in the series Advances in Neurotechnology: Ethical, Legal and Social Issues, this work establishes the current state of neurotechnology and defines the philosophical and ethical issues in neuroscience, neuroengineering, biomedical engineering, computer science, and nanoscience. It also specifically addresses core questions that are integral to the intellectual and pragmatic dimensions of the rapidly progressing field of neurotechnology--Provided by publisher.

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Description:1 online resource (xxv, 328 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781439826287, 1439826285
DOI:10.1201/b11861
oclc:on1069620512
LC Classification:RC341
Dewey Decimal:610.284

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 /…