Tangles of Neurogenetics, Neuroethics, and Culture

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• 作者：Elana Brief ; Judy Illes
• 刊名：Neuron
• 出版年：2010
• 出版时间：21 October 2010
• 年：2010
• 卷：68
• 期：2
• 页码：174-177
• 全文大小：95 K

文摘

Neurogenetics promises rich insights into how the mind works. Researchers investigating the range of topics from normal brain functioning to pathological states are increasingly looking to genetics for clues on human variability and disease etiology. Is it fair to assume this interest in neurogenetics is universal? How should researchers and clinicians approach ideas of consent to research or prediction of disease when a subject or patient understands the mind with concepts or language incompatible with neurogenetics? In this paper we consider how non-Western philosophies bring complexity to ideas of individual and community consent and confidentiality in the context of neurogenetics.