What is neuroethics? Empirical and theoretical neuroethics

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 565-569

  Northoff, Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Informed consent; Method based neuroethics; Moral judgment; Normfact circularity

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; NEUROETHICS; NEUROSCIENCE; REVIEW;

EMOTIONS; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; JUDGMENT; MORALS; NEUROSCIENCES; PSYCHIATRY;

EID: 70350142168     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e32832e088b     Document Type: Review

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