Overview

Behavioral neuroscience encompasses the disciplines of neurobiology and psychology to study mechanisms of behavior. This volume provides a contemporary overview of the current state of how ethics informs behavioral neuroscience research. There is dual emphasis on ethical challenges in experimental animal approaches and in clinical and nonclinical research involving human participants.

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Author:   Grace Lee ,  Judy Illes ,  Frauke Ohl
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   2015 ed.
Volume:   19
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   6.151kg
ISBN:  

9783662448656

ISBN 10:   3662448653
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   11 March 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Section I. Experimental Animal Research.- Ethical Issues Associated with the Use of Animal Experimentation in Behavioural Neuroscience Research.- The use of animal models in behavioural neuroscience research.- Does the goal justify the methods? Harm and Benefit in Neuroscience Research Using Animals.- A Framework for investigating animal consciousness.- Telos, Conservation of Welfare, and Ethical Issues in Genetic Engineering of Animals.- Would the elimination of the capacity to suffer evolve ethical dilemmas in experimental animal research?.- Section II. Clinical Research.- Ethics of human research in behavioral neuroscience: Overview of section II.- What’s special about the ethical challenges of studying disorders with altered brain activity?.- Effects of brain injury on moral agency: Ethical dilemmas in investigating human behavior.- Genetic testing and neuroimaging for youth at risk for mental illness: Trading off benefit and risk.- Externalization of consciousness: Scientific possibilities and clinical implications.- How does enhancing cognition affect human values?  How does this translate into social responsibility?.- Deep brain stimulation: A principled and pragmatic approach to understanding the ethical and clinical challenges of an evolving technology.- Ethical issues and ethical therapy associated with anxiety disorders.- Just like a circus: The public consumption of sex differences.- Money and morals: Ending clinical trials for financial reasons.

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This is an excellent, thorough collection of essays on ethical issues in behavioral neuroscience, with a significant portion of the book dedicated to the often neglected ethical issues related to behavioral neuroscience research in animals. ... This is intended primarily for behavioral neuroscientists and neuroethicists, animal science researchers and ethicists, as well as scholars interested in this topic. (Kathrine Bendtsen, Doody's Book Reviews, October, 2015)

This is an excellent, thorough collection of essays on ethical issues in behavioral neuroscience, with a significant portion of the book dedicated to the often neglected ethical issues related to behavioral neuroscience research in animals. ... This is intended primarily for behavioral neuroscientists and neuroethicists, animal science researchers and ethicists, as well as scholars interested in this topic. (Kathrine Bendtsen, Doody's Book Reviews, October, 2015)

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