Ethical Issues in the Translation of Social Neuroscience: A Policy Analysis of Current Guidelines for Public Dialogue in Human Research

Accountability in Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-46

  Zimmerman, Emma ^a,b   Racine, Eric ^a,b,c  

^a CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

neuroethics; public communication; public understanding; research ethics; social neuroscience

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; ETHICS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROSCIENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SOCIOLOGY; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CANADA; COMMUNICATION; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; NEUROSCIENCES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84856823736     PISSN: 08989621     EISSN: 15455815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08989621.2012.650949     Document Type: Article

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