Neurotechnology: Premises, Potential, and Problems

New technologies that allow us to investigate mechanisms and functions of the brain have shown considerable promise in treating brain disease and injury. These emerging technologies also provide a means to assess and manipulate human consciousness, cognitions, emotions, and behaviors, bringing with them the potential to transform society. This volume explores the technical, moral, legal, and sociopolitical issues that arise in and from today's applications of neuroscience and technology and discusses their implications for the future. Topics discussed include neurotechnology in education, neuroimaging and tissue implantation technology neuroprostheses, cyborg technology, and more.

Author: James Giordano
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 04/26/2012
Pages: 354
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781439825860

About the Author

James Giordano, PhD, is Director of the Center for Neurotechnology Studies at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, Arlington, Virginia, Fulbright Professor of Neuroscience, Neurotechnology and Ethics at the Human Science Center of Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany, and Research Professor of Neurosciences and Ethics in the Department of Electrical and Computational Engineering at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. His ongoing research addresses the ethical issues that are generated from neuroscientific and neurotechnological research and its applications in medicine, public life, and sociocultural conduct.