Neurocognitive enhancement: what can we do and what should we do? | Zendy

Martha J. Farah | Zendy; Judy Illes | Zendy; Robert CookDeegan | Zendy; Howard Gardner | Zendy; Eric R. Kandel | Zendy; Patricia A. King | Zendy; Eric Parens | Zendy; Barbara J. Sahakian | Zendy; Paul Root Wolpe | Zendy

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Neurocognitive enhancement: what can we do and what should we do?

Author(s) -

Martha J. Farah,

Judy Illes,

Robert CookDeegan,

Howard Gardner,

Eric R. Kandel,

Patricia A. King,

Eric Parens,

Barbara J. Sahakian,

Paul Root Wolpe

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

nature reviews. neuroscience

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 11.585

H-Index - 413

eISSN - 1471-0048

pISSN - 1471-003X

DOI - 10.1038/nrn1390

Subject(s) - neurocognitive , psychology , brain function , function (biology) , ethical issues , cognition , neuroscience , engineering ethics , engineering , biology , evolutionary biology

Our growing ability to alter brain function can be used to enhance the mental processes of normal individuals as well as to treat mental dysfunction in people who are ill. The prospect of neurocognitive enhancement raises many issues about what is safe, fair and otherwise morally acceptable. This article resulted from a meeting on neurocognitive enhancement that was held by the authors. Our goal is to review the state of the art in neurocognitive enhancement, its attendant social and ethical problems, and the ways in which society can address these problems.

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