A four-part working bibliography of neuroethics: part 3 – “second tradition neuroethics” – ethical issues in neuroscience

Amanda Martin,Martina Darragh,Kira Becker,James Giordano

doi:10.1186/s13010-016-0037-1

Abstract

BackgroundNeuroethics describes several interdisciplinary topics exploring the application and implications of engaging neuroscience in societal contexts. To explore this topic, we present Part 3 of a four-part bibliography of neuroethics’ literature focusing on the “ethics of neuroscience.”MethodsTo complete a systematic survey of the neuroethics literature, 19 databases and 4 individual open-access journals were employed. Searches were conducted using the indexing language of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). A Python code was used to eliminate duplications in the final bibliography.ResultsThis bibliography consists of 1137 papers, 56 books, and 134 book chapters published from 2002 through 2014, covering ethical issues in neuroimaging, neurogenetics, neurobiomarkers, neuro-psychopharmacology, brain stimulation, neural stem cells, neural tissue transplants, pediatric-specific issues, dual-use, and general neuroscience research issues. These works contain explanations of recent research regarding neurotechnology, while exploring ethical issues in future discoveries and use.

Highlights

Introduction and backgroundAs a discipline, neuroethics addresses and engages a number of topics that are generated by the intersection of brain science and applications in philosophy, medicine, law, public life, and society
In Part 2 of this bibliography [1], we provided a list of works in the scholarly literature that address the neuroscientific basis of moral decision-making and actions, viz.- what Roskies somewhat colloquially refers to as the “neuroscience of ethics” [2]
MeSH contains ethics-related terms developed for BIOETHICSLINE, a specialty database devoted to bioethical issues produced for National Library of Medicine (NLM) by the Kennedy Institute of Ethics from 1975 to 2000

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Introduction

Neuroethics addresses and engages a number of topics that are generated by the intersection of brain science and applications in philosophy, medicine, law, public life, and society (on the local and global scales). The topics covered involve defining the ethical issues at hand, assessing patient outcomes, and deliberating on quality of life considerations. These neuroethical deliberations focus on philosophical concepts such as personhood, authenticity, and identity [5, 6]. Neuroethics describes several interdisciplinary topics exploring the application and implications of engaging neuroscience in societal contexts To explore this topic, we present Part 3 of a four-part bibliography of neuroethics’ literature focusing on the “ethics of neuroscience.”. A Python code was used to eliminate duplications in the final bibliography

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