Bioethics and the Brain

by Walter Glannon

Book Overview

Our ability to map and intervene in the structure of the human brain is proceeding at a very quick rate. Advances in psychiatry, neurology, and neurosurgery have given us fresh insights into the neurobiological basis of human thought and behavior. Technologies like MRI and PET scans can detect early signs of psychiatric disorders before they manifest symptoms. Electrical and magnetic stimulation of the brain can non-invasively relieve symptoms of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195371941
• ISBN13: 9780195371949
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"