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University of Nevada, Las Vegas -- William S. Boyd School of Law

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Functional Neuroimaging Information: A Case For Neuro Exceptionalism?, Stacey A. Tovino Jan 2007

Functional Neuroimaging Information: A Case For Neuro Exceptionalism?, Stacey A. Tovino

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The field of neuroethics has been described as an amalgamation of two branches of inquiry: “the neuroscience of ethics” and “the ethics of neuroscience.” The neuroscience of ethics may be described as “a scientific approach to understanding ethical behavior.” The law and ethics of neuroscience is concerned with the legal and ethical principles that should guide brain research and the treatment of neurological disease, as well as the effects that advances in neuroscience have on our social, moral, and philosophical views. This Article is a contribution to the law and ethics of neuroscience.

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