Direct brain interventions to treat disfavored human behaviors: Ethical and social issues

Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 163-165

  Greely, H T ^a  

^a STANFORD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE;

BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BRAIN DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITION; ETHICS; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALPRACTICE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PHOBIA;

BRAIN; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; NEUROSCIENCES; PSYCHOSURGERY; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS;

EID: 84855912767     PISSN: 00099236     EISSN: 15326535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/clpt.2011.292     Document Type: Review

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