"I am who i am": On the perceived threats to personal identity from deep brain stimulation

Neuroethics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 513-526

  Baylis, Françoise ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agency; Deep brain stimulation; Neuroethics; Parkinson's disease; Personal identity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; COGNITION; DYSKINESIA; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; IDENTITY; IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR; INTROSPECTION; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MANIA; MOOD; NARCISSISM; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT RIGHT; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNISHMENT; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; THALAMUS;

EID: 84888002332     PISSN: 18745490     EISSN: 18745504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12152-011-9137-1     Document Type: Article

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