Can we read minds?: Ethical challenges and responsibilities in the use of neuroimaging research

Scientific and Philosophical Perspectives in Neuroethics

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 244-270

  Illes, Judy ^b   Bell, Emily ^a  

^a CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b 2211 Wesbrook Mall National Core for Neuroethics   (Canada)

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EID: 79959708564     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511676505.014     Document Type: Chapter

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