Ethical Issues in Behavioral Neuroscience

Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Ethical Issues Associated with the Use of Animal Experimentation in Behavioral Neuroscience Research....Pages 3-15
The Use of Animal Models in Behavioural Neuroscience Research....Pages 17-46
Does the Goal Justify the Methods? Harm and Benefit in Neuroscience Research Using Animals....Pages 47-78
A Framework for Investigating Animal Consciousness....Pages 79-98
 Telos, Conservation of Welfare, and Ethical Issues in Genetic Engineering of Animals....Pages 99-116
Would the Elimination of the Capacity to Suffer Solve Ethical Dilemmas in Experimental Animal Research?....Pages 117-132
Ethical Issues in Behavioral Neuroscience....Pages 135-136
What’s Special about the Ethical Challenges of Studying Disorders with Altered Brain Activity?....Pages 137-157
Effects of Brain Lesions on Moral Agency: Ethical Dilemmas in Investigating Moral Behavior....Pages 159-188
Genetic Testing and Neuroimaging for Youth at Risk for Mental Illness: Trading off Benefit and Risk....Pages 189-203
Externalization of Consciousness. Scientific Possibilities and Clinical Implications....Pages 205-222
How Does Enhancing Cognition Affect Human Values? How Does This Translate into Social Responsibility?....Pages 223-241
Deep Brain Stimulation: A Principled and Pragmatic Approach to Understanding the Ethical and Clinical Challenges of an Evolving Technology....Pages 243-263
Ethical Issues and Ethical Therapy Associated with Anxiety Disorders....Pages 265-278
Just Like a Circus: The Public Consumption of Sex Differences....Pages 279-296
Money and Morals....Pages 297-315
Back Matter....Pages 317-320