Neurostimulation devices for cognitive enhancement: Toward a comprehensive regulatory framework

Neuroethics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 115-126

  Dubljević, Veljko ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive enhancement; Non invasive neurostimulation; Regulatory framework, Neuroethics; Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS); Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; COGNITION; DEVICE THERAPY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NERVE STIMULATOR; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84938285144     PISSN: 18745490     EISSN: 18745504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12152-014-9225-0     Document Type: Article

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