The social life of the brain: Neuroscience in society

Current Sociology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 322-340

  Pickersgill, Martyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain imaging; mental health; neuroethics; neuroscience

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877830029     PISSN: 00113921     EISSN: 14617064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011392113476464     Document Type: Article

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