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The scientific advances in the neurosciences are exciting and promise to advance our understanding of the human mind. The ethical and legal issues raised by neuroscience are distinctive but they are not unique to the twenty-first century. The ethical issues raised by these technologies deserve attention even while the science is in development. History teaches us to reflect on our humanity using insights from many disciplines and many times.
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Erwin, C. (2011). Neurological Advances and Ethical/Legal Conundrums: Lessons from History. In: Schmorrow, D.D., Fidopiastis, C.M. (eds) Foundations of Augmented Cognition. Directing the Future of Adaptive Systems. FAC 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 6780. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21852-1_5
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