{"product_id":"the-new-brain-sciences-perils-and-prospects-hardback-9780521830096","title":"The New Brain Sciences; Perils and Prospects (Hardback) 9780521830096","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe New Brain Sciences\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePerils and Prospects\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe social, ethical and legal implications of discoveries in the neurosciences.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDai Rees (Edited by), Steven Rose (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521830096, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 21 October 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e316 pages, 7 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.64 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The New Brain Sciences is a stimulating book for anyone interested in how neuroscience may change our view of ourselves and affect our free will. It is controversial but thoughtful and packed with interesting detail.' Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe last 20 years have seen an explosion of research and development in the neurosciences. Indeed, some have called this first decade of the 21st century 'the decade of the mind'. An all-encompassing term, the neurosciences cover such fields as biology, psychology, neurology, psychiatry and philosophy and include anatomy, physiology, molecular biology, genetics and behaviour. It is now a major industry with billions of dollars of funding invested from both public and private sectors. Huge progress has been made in our understanding of the brain and its functions. However, with progress comes controversy, responsibility and dilemma. The New Brain Sciences: Perils and Prospects examines the implications of recent discoveries in terms of our sense of individual responsibility and personhood. With contributing chapters from respected and influential names in neuroscience, law, psychology, philosophy and sociology, The New Brain Sciences should kick-start a discussion of where neuroscience is headed.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of contributors\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Introduction: the new brain sciences Steven Rose\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Freedom to Change: 1. Do we ever really act? Mary Midgley\u003cbr\u003e 2. The definition of human nature Merlin W. Donald\u003cbr\u003e 3. Consciousness and the limits of neurobiology Hilary Rose\u003cbr\u003e 4. Mind metaphors, neurosciences and ethics Regine Kollek\u003cbr\u003e 5. Genetic and generic determinism, a new threat to free will? Peter Lipton\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Neuroscience and the Law: 6. Human action, neuroscience and the law Alexander McCall Smith\u003cbr\u003e 7. Responsibility and the law Stephen Sedley\u003cbr\u003e 8. Programmed or licensed to kill? The new biology of femicide Lorraine Radford\u003cbr\u003e 9. Genes, responsibility and the law Patrick Bateson\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Stewardship of the New Brain Sciences: 10. The neurosciences: the danger that we will think we have understood it all Yadin Dudai\u003cbr\u003e 11. On dissecting the genetic basis of behaviour and intelligence Angus Clarke\u003cbr\u003e 12. Prospects and perils of stem cell repair of the central nervous system: a brief guide to current science Helen Hodges, Iris Reuter and Helen Pilcher\u003cbr\u003e 13. The use of human embryonic stem cells for research: an ethical evaluation Guido de Wert\u003cbr\u003e 14. The Prozac story John Cornwell\u003cbr\u003e 15. Psychopharmacology at the interface between the market and the new biology David Healy\u003cbr\u003e 16. Education in the age of Ritalin Paul Cooper\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Conclusion: Conclusion Dai Rees and Barbro Westerholm\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Neurosciences [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Neurosciences\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Neurosciences%20%5BPSAN%5D%22\"\u003ePSAN\u003c\/a\u003e], Philosophy of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20science%20%5BPDA%5D%22\"\u003ePDA\u003c\/a\u003e], Psychiatry [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Psychiatry\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Psychiatry%20%5BMMH%5D%22\"\u003eMMH\u003c\/a\u003e], Neurology \u0026amp; clinical neurophysiology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Neurology \u0026amp; clinical neurophysiology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Neurology%20\u0026amp;%20clinical%20neurophysiology%20%5BMJN%5D%22\"\u003eMJN\u003c\/a\u003e], Psychology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Psychology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Psychology%20%5BJM%5D%22\"\u003eJM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265191563544,"sku":"9780521830096","price":108.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521830096i.jpg?v=1692020352","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-new-brain-sciences-perils-and-prospects-hardback-9780521830096","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}