Towards a philosophy for neuroethics. An informed materialist view of the brain might help to develop theoretical frameworks for applied neuroethics

EMBO Reports

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Evers, Kathinka ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIOETHICS; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; CONSCIOUSNESS; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; LEARNING; MORALITY; MOTIVATION; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROSCIENCE; PERSONALITY; PHILOSOPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT;

BRAIN; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MORALS; NEUROBIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 34548362206     PISSN: 1469221X     EISSN: 14693178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.embor.7401014     Document Type: Article

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