This scholarly anthology brings together research on a very broad range of topics. They are united by one factor: the use of neuroscience in military applications. The editor is a major figure in the field of ethics in neuroscience, the editor of refereed journals with more than 200 publications to his credit. Topics considered here range from techniques for assisting the recovery of brain-damaged soldiers to PTSD treatments to neurotechnological systems for military pilots to target weapons. One essay considers the general adoption of an ethics pledge for neuroscientists of the sort common in medicine and the social sciences to discourage the participation of scientists in projects that involve human rights violations. The book's tone is informed, measured, and professional. The consensus is that military uses of neuroscience are rapidly growing and will continue to grow. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
Neurotechnology in National Security and Defense: Practical Considerations, Neuroethical Concerns is the second volume in the Advances in Neurotechnology series. It specifically addresses the neuroethical, legal, and social issues arising from the use of neurotechnology in national security and defense agendas and applications. Of particular concern are the use of various neurotechnologies in military and intelligence operations training, acquisition of neurobiological and cognitive data for intelligence and security, military medical operations, warfighter performance augmentation, and weaponization of neuroscience and neurotechnology. The contributors discuss the neuroethical questions and problems that these applications generate as well as potential solutions that may be required and developed.
The book examines how developments in neurotechnology in national security and defense agendas are impacted by and affect ethical values and constructs, legal considerations, and overall conduct of the social sphere. Presenting an integrative perspective, leading international experts lay the scientific groundwork and establish the premises necessary to appreciate the ethical aspects of neurotechnology in national security and defense.
It is not a question of "if" neurotechnology will be used in such ways, but when, how, and to what extent. Therefore, it is imperative to foster a deeper understanding of neurotechnology, the problems and debates arising from its use in national security and defense, and how such issues can and should be addressed. In doing so, we can guide and govern the use of these innovative neurotechnologies in ways that uphold ethical accountability.
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Chapter 1 Neurotechnology, Global Relations, and National Security: Shifting Contexts and Neuroethical Demands |
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Chapter 2 Transitioning Brain Research: From Bench to Battlefield |
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Chapter 3 Neural Systems in Intelligence and Training Applications |
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Chapter 4 Neurocognitive Engineering for Systems' Development |
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Chapter 5 Neural Mechanisms as Putative Targets for Warfighter Resilience and Optimal Performance |
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Chapter 6 Neurotechnology and Operational Medicine |
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Chapter 7 "NEURINT" and Neuroweapons: Neurotechnologies in National Intelligence and Defense |
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Chapter 8 Brain Brinksmanship: Devising Neuroweapons Looking at Battlespace, Doctrine, and Strategy |
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Chapter 9 Issues of Law Raised by Developments and Use of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology in National Security and Defense |
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Chapter 10 Neuroscience, National Security, and the Reverse Dual-Use Dilemma |
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Chapter 11 Neuroskepticism: Rethinking the Ethics of Neuroscience and National Security |
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Chapter 12 Prison Camp or "Prison Clinic?": Biopolitics, Neuroethics, and National Security |
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Chapter 13 Between Neuroskepticism and Neurogullibility: The Key Role of Neuroethics in the Regulation and Mitigation of Neurotechnology in National Security and Defense |
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Chapter 14 Why Neuroscientists Should Take the Pledge: A Collective Approach to the Misuse of Neuroscience |
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Chapter 15 Military Neuroenhancement and Risk Assessment |
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Chapter 16 Can (and Should) We Regulate Neurosecurity?: Lessons from History |
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Chapter 17 Engaging Neuroethical Issues Generated by the Use of Neurotechnology in National Security and Defense: Toward Process, Methods, and Paradigm |
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Chapter 18 Postscript: A Neuroscience and National Security Normative Framework for the Twenty-First Century |
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James Giordano, PhD, is Chief of the Neuroethics Studies Program of the Edmund D. Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics; is a professor on the faculties of the Division of Integrative Physiology/Department of Biochemistry, Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, and Graduate Liberal Studies Program at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.; and is a Senior Fellow of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, a Washington D.C. area think tank devoted to the analysis and guidance of emerging science and technology. He serves on the Neuroethics, Legal and Social Issues Advisory Panel for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and is a Fellow of the Center for National Preparedness at the University of Pittsburgh, PA. His ongoing research addresses the neuroscience of pain, neuropsychiatric spectrum disorders, the neural bases of moral cognition and action, and the neuroethical issues arising in neuroscientific and neurotechnological research and its applications in medicine, public life, global relations, and national security. In recognition of his ongoing work, he was awarded Germanys Klaus Reichert Prize in Medicine and Philosophy (with longtime collaborator Dr. Roland Benedikter); was named National Distinguished Lecturer of both Sigma Xi, the national research honor society, and IEEE; and was elected to the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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