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Implanted Minds : the Neuroethics of Intracerebral Stem Cell Transplantation and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Intracerebral interventions raise particular ethical issues. For instance, attempts at replacing lost or altered brain cells with the help of stem cells or the therapeutic application of Deep Brain Stimulation would have morally relevant implications. Many medically relevant questions and ethical co...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fangerau, Heiner
Otros Autores: Fegert, Jörg M., Trapp, Thorsten
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bielefeld : Transcript, 2014.
Colección:Science studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover Implanted Minds; CONTENTS; Introduction ; INTRACEREBRAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION ; Brain, Mind and Regenerative Medicine: Ethical Uncertainties and the Paradox of their Technical Fix ; Can Intracerebral Interventions Change our Self?
  • Neuroethical Implications of Ontological Assumptions.
  • Parfit's Concept of Personal Identity and its Implications for Intercerebral Stem Cell Transplants Changes in Personality: Possible Hazards Arising from Stem Cell Grafts
  • An Ethical and Philosophical Approach.
  • Establishing Regenerative Medicine for the Human Brain: Ethical Aspects of Intracerebral Stem Cell Transplantation Experimenting Innovative Cell Therapies for Parkinson's Disease: A View from Ethics ; Coping and Expectations of Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
  • DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION Deep Brain Stimulation in Psychiatric Disorders ; The Essential Tension: On Ethical and Historical Conundrums in the Trajectories of Deep Brain Stimulation.
  • Personality Changes through Deep Brain Stimulation of the Subthalamic Nucleus in Parkinsonian Patients
  • An Ethical Discussion.