We are beginning to see how our thought processes and actions are shaped by activity in the brain. This new knowledge is exciting, but presents us with many challenges. And tools and therapies for use in medicine or research could equally be well applied socially for other uses. How are we going to manage these ethical quandaries?
Here we pose three questions to illustrate the ethical issues society faces around understanding the brain and consciousness.
The ethical questions posed in this issue have been put into a PowerPoint presentation for use in the classroom.
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