Neuroscience of decision making and informed consent: An investigation in neuroethics

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 70-73

  Northoff, Georg ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMOTIONALITY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NEUROSCIENCE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYMPTOM;

BIOETHICAL ISSUES; BRAIN; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEURONS; NEUROSCIENCES; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 32544438147     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2005.011858     Document Type: Article

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