Project

The ethics of neuromodulation

Code
3E006208
Looptijd
01-10-2008 → 30-09-2014
Financiering
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Onderzoeksdisciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Evolutionary biology
    • General biology
  • Humanities and the arts
    • Theory and methodology of philosophy
    • Philosophy
    • Ethics
    • Other philosophy, ethics and religious studies not elsewhere classified
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Social medical sciences
Trefwoorden
filosofie van de biologie neuroethiek
 
Projectomschrijving

My project is situated in the domain of neuroethics, which investigates the ethical, legal and social implications of neurological findings and neurological applications. I investigate the philosophical and ethical questions (e.g. related to personal identity, the mind-body problem, responsibility and criminal behavior) surrounding neuromodulation (i.e. direct intervention in the brain) research and treatment for psychiatric conditions.