Ethical, legal and social issues in brain research

Author(s): Mordini, E.

Journal/Book: Curr Opin Psychiatry. 1998; 11: 2-6 Boundary Row, London SE1 8NH, England. Rapid Science Publishers. 575-580.

Abstract: Brain Research is a rapidly expanding field of science. Neuroscience in general is one of the areas of contemporary biology characterized by a growing number of important achievements, not the least of which is the ordinary treatment of psychiatric and neurological disorders. This promises a transformation of many current cultural, philosophical, ethical and legal standards. A number of noteworthy articles have recently been published dealing with these issues, and a pan-European research project on Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects of Brain Research has been launched by the European Commission. Curr Opin Psychiatry 11:575-580.

Note: Article Mordini E, Psychoanalyt Inst Social Res, Passeggiata Ripetta 11, I-100186 Rome, ITALY

Keyword(s): PERSONAL IDENTITY; PSYCHIATRY; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; GUIDELINES; ATTENTION; DEMENTIA; RITALIN; DISEASE; FUTURE; TISSUE

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