TY - BOOK ID - 145050835 TI - Neuroethics PY - 2007 SN - 1107173299 0511811896 1281085308 9786611085308 0511342195 0511341660 0511341083 0511556616 0511342721 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Neurosciences KW - Moral and ethical aspects. KW - Ethics. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:145050835 AB - Neuroscience has dramatically increased understanding of how mental states and processes are realized by the brain, thus opening doors for treating the multitude of ways in which minds become dysfunctional. This book explores questions such as when is it permissible to alter a person's memories, influence personality traits or read minds? What can neuroscience tell us about free will, self-control, self-deception and the foundations of morality? The view of neuroethics offered here argues that many of our new powers to read ,alter and control minds are not entirely unparalleled with older ones. They have, however, expanded to include almost all our social, political and ethical decisions. Written primarily for graduate students, this book will appeal to anyone with an interest in the more philosophical and ethical aspects of the neurosciences. ER -