Book contents
- The Neuroethics of Memory
- The Neuroethics of Memory
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Memory Systems and Memory Stages
- 2 Agency, Identity and Dementia
- 3 Anesthesia, Amnesia and Recall
- 4 Disorders of Memory Content and Interventions
- 5 Disorders of Memory Capacity and Interventions
- 6 Legal Issues Involving Memory
- Epilogue
- References
- Index
Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 July 2019
Book contents
- The Neuroethics of Memory
- The Neuroethics of Memory
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Memory Systems and Memory Stages
- 2 Agency, Identity and Dementia
- 3 Anesthesia, Amnesia and Recall
- 4 Disorders of Memory Content and Interventions
- 5 Disorders of Memory Capacity and Interventions
- 6 Legal Issues Involving Memory
- Epilogue
- References
- Index
Summary
The Introduction describes biological and psychological aspects of memory. It explains the structure and methodology of the book, how it addresses differences between the ethics of neuroscience and the neuroscience of ethics and how these differences bear on memory research. It outlines the main issues in the six chapters of the book, including memory systems and stages, the role of memory in identity and agency, disorders of memory capacity and content and legal issues regarding memory.
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- The Neuroethics of MemoryFrom Total Recall to Oblivion, pp. 1 - 13Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019