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Neuroethics Bibliography

The following sources do not necessarily reflect the Center's position or values. These sources, however, are excellent resources for familiarizing oneself with the all sides of the issue.

Neuroethics Bibliography -- Articles

The following sources do not necessarily reflect the Center's position or values. These sources, however, are excellent resources for familiarizing oneself with the all sides of the issue.

Facebook and the Fusiform Gyrus : A Neurologic Perspective on Social Online Networking for the Cultivation of Global Bioethics

Author: 
William P. Cheshire, Jr. MD, MA, FAAN

2009 Parallel Paper Presentation, Global Bioethics: Emerging Challenges Facing Human Dignity.


Length: 23:54

Grey Matters: Accelerated Thought in the Fast Lane

Author: 
William P. Cheshire, Jr. MD, MA, FAAN

The quest for speed has increasingly driven the course of progress. The history of technology records remarkable innovations to advance the cause of speed in communication and travel in particular. Emerging neuropharmaceutical technologies now introduce the prospect of accelerating the speed of thought.


Length: 13:50

Grey Matters: Till We Have Minds

Author: 
William P. Cheshire, Jr. MD, MA, FAAN

“Nothing is yet in its true form.”1    C. S. Lewis, Till We Have Faces


Length: 19:40

How Much Brain Do I Need To Be Human?

Author: 
Scott B. Rae, PhD

Some time ago on a hospital ethics committee consult, the patient was an anencephalic child, born in the hospital’s NICU.  The physician had brought the case to the committee and held the view that no symptoms should be treated aggressively.


Length: 11:56

Will the Next Great Awakening Begin with Caffeine? Cognitive Enhancing Drugs & the Church (Part 1)

Author: 
William P. Cheshire, Jr. MD, MA, FAAN
This is the first part of a colloquium given at Trinity International University. 

Length: 30:03

Will the Next Great Awakening Begin with Caffeine? Cognitive Enhancing Drugs & the Church (Part 2)

Author: 
William P. Cheshire, Jr. MD, MA, FAAN
This is the second part of a colloquium given at Trinity International University. 
 
Bibliography of Resources cited:

Addicott, M. A.; Yang, L. L.; Peiffer, A. M., et al. “The Effect of Daily Caffeine Use on Cerebral Blood Flow: How Much Caffeine Can We Tolerate?” Human Brain Mapping Feb 13, 2009.


Length: 30:33

Grey Matters: The Synapse and Other Gaps

Author: 
William P. Cheshire, Jr. MD, MA, FAAN

Gaps are among the most meaningful of nonentities. Despite their emptiness, they do not reduce to nothingness, for they are defined by their relationship to something else. A gap, depending on the context and one’s viewpoint, might be regarded as a vacant breach or a bridgeable junction. Located just beyond the boundary of things tangible or discernible, gaps invite questions of possibility.


Length: 16:42

Neuroscience in Perspective: An Introduction to Ethical Considerations

Author: 
E. David Cook, PhD

When the UK Xenotransplantation Authority approached the possibility of using organs from animals to save human lives there were three kinds of questions. Is it safe? Will it work? Is it right? These seem highly relevant questions as we hear of the tremendous advances of neuroscience, which will transform our understanding of the human mind and our very humanity, our behavior and our health and well being.

Is it Safe?


Length: 9:15