Intervention in the Brain: Politics, Policy, and Ethics

by Robert H. Blank

The political and policy implications of recent developments in neuroscience, including new techniques in imaging and neurogenetics.

New findings in neuroscience have given us unprecedented knowledge about the workings of the brain. Innovative research--much of it based on neuroimaging results--suggests not only treatments for neural disorders but also the possibility of increasingly precise and effective ways to predict, modify,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262018918
• ISBN13: 9780262018913
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher