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27 - Psychology and Human Rights in the Age of Genomics and Neuroscience

from Part III - Contemporary Issues in Psychology and Human Rights

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 October 2020

By
Kshitij Kumar Singh  and
Gregory C. Gibson
Edited by
Neal S. Rubin  and
Roseanne L. Flores
Neal S. Rubin
Affiliation:
Adler University
Roseanne L. Flores
Affiliation:
Hunter College, City University of New York
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Summary

Psychology, which has branched out of philosophy and has deep roots in biology, is experiencing a sea change in behavioral analysis that is backed by our new understanding of the multifactorial influences of genes and their interaction with the environment, through the agency of genomewide association studies (GWAS) and emerging neurotechnologies. Two specific demands and challenges relating to this development in the human rights domain are first, to reconceptualize the principles of existing human rights frameworks in light of developments in genomics and neuroscience and second, to create new human rights standards given the novel prescriptions highlighted by contemporary scientific investigations. Advances in genomics and neuroscience compel psychologists to redefine their role in protecting the human rights of patients through their ethical codes as well as human rights norms while addressing new challenges. Against this backdrop, this chapter is an attempt to explain underlying transformations in the field of human genomics and neuroscience and analyze their impact on psychology and human rights. Specifically, it covers the changing paradigm of psychology, implications of human genomics for psychology, the interface of psychology and human rights, and the impact of genomics and neurosciences on this interface.

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psychologyhuman rightsgenomicsneurosciencehuman dignitygenome wide association studied (GWAS)
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The Cambridge Handbook of Psychology and Human Rights , pp. 404 - 413
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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