Autonomy and the unintended legal consequences of emerging neurotherapies

Neuroethics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 249-263

  Chandler, Jennifer A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Biomedical ethics; Consent to medical treatment; Law; Neuroethics; Neurotherapies

Indexed keywords

DONEPEZIL; METHYLPHENIDATE; MODAFINIL; VACCINE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPENSATION; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CUSTODY; DIVORCE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; JURISPRUDENCE; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; NARCOLEPSY; NEGLIGENCE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROTHERAPY; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PROBLEM; THERAPY; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84887466208     PISSN: 18745490     EISSN: 18745504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12152-011-9109-5     Document Type: Article

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