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By Michael S. Gazzaniga. 201 pp. New York, Dana Press, 2005. $25. ISBN 1-932594-01-9.

The 1990s, officially dubbed "the decade of the brain," paved the way for an ever more intense examination of the implications of brain research. An important result is the rise of neuroethics, the subfield of both neuroscience and bioethics that considers ethical issues that have a unique or primary association with neuroscience research and its applications, as well as the neurobiologic basis of moral and ethical behavior. With new developments in neuroscience, such as neurogenetics, brain imaging, and neuropharmacology, myriad ethical issues have become apparent. For example, potential therapy for progressive memory loss, as in Alzheimer's disease, might also be . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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