Screen LibraryThe future of the brain：the promise and perils of tomorrow's neuroscience
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford New York |
| Publication Dates: | c2005. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: |
http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=146937 |
| Carrier Form: | viii, 344 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: | 1423746546 (electronic bk.) |
| Index Number: | R338 |
| CLC: |
R338.2 Q426 B842.1 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. The promise and the threat -- The past is the key to the present -- From 1 to 100 billion in nine months -- Becoming human -- Becoming a person -- Having a brain, being a mind -- Ageing brains, wiser minds -- What we know, what we might know and what we can't know -- Healing the mind via the brain -- Modulating, mending or manipulating -- The next big thing? -- Ethics in a neurocentric world. |