Neuroimaging of emotion and personality: Scientific evidence and ethical considerations

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 414-431

  Canli, Turhan ^a   Amin, Zenab ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN; EMOTION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMAGING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

BRAIN; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MOOD DISORDERS; NEUROSCIENCES; PERSONALITY DISORDERS;

EID: 0036933037     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-2626(02)00517-1     Document Type: Article

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