The Neuroethics of Transcranial Electrical Stimulation

The Stimulated Brain: Cognitive Enhancement Using Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 499-521

  Levy, Neil ^a,b   Savulescu, Julian ^b  

^a FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Authenticity; Cheating; Enhancement; Justice; Neuroethics; Safety; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942278676     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-404704-4.00018-1     Document Type: Chapter

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