The promise and predicament of cosmetic neurology

Chatterjee, Anjan

doi:10.1136/jme.2005.013599

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“…Some employees might decline to use them, either because of concern about their safety or a more general concern about deleterious effects of longer hours and increased productivity on their health. If the drugs were effective, then those who declined to use them could be at a competitive disadvantage compared with their colleagues who used them [5,12]. This could jeopardize their jobs.…”

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Psychopharmacological Enhancement

Glannon

2008

Neuroethics

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Many drugs have therapeutic off-label uses for which they were not originally designed. Some drugs designed to treat neuropsychiatric and other disorders may enhance certain normal cognitive and affective functions. Because the long-term effects of cognitive and affective enhancement are not known and may be harmful, a precautionary principle limiting its use seems warranted. As an expression of autonomy, though, competent individuals should be permitted to take cognition-and mood-enhancing agents. But they need to be aware of the risks in chronic use of these agents and to take responsibility for their effects. A reasonable middle ground between these positions is to warn those who choose to enhance that doing so entails risks.

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Psychopharmacological Enhancement

Glannon

2008

Neuroethics

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“…The development of new classes of drugs that do not seek to improve a disease, but are targeted directly to the healthy subject such as the AMPAkines and modulators of protein binding to the response element of CAMP (CREB) 25 ,is particularly intriguing. These drugs promote a cascade of intracellular events that lead to neuronal structural changes related to the acquisition of long-term memories.…”

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“…For example, serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SIRS) promote affiliative behavior in healthy situations; dopamine agonists can improve the acquisition of motor skills and are associated with an increased neural plasticity; cholinesterase inhibitors can improve normal performance under certain circumstances. New non-addictive stimulants, such as Atomoxetine, seem to improve levels of excitation in normal subjects 25 .…”

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Transhumanismo, neuroética y persona humana

Aguila¹,

Solana

2015

Rev. Bioét.

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Attempting to create new people, Transhumanism advocates deep structural changes in our concept of "human". Some of the most significant changes are related to the central nervous system and would be achieved through different technologies. In this paper, we present an overview of this philosophical tendency and the concept of Neuroethics, thereby presenting the practical problems of those presumed neurological enhancements and analysing the ethical issues arising from these practices. Finally, we discuss what we believe to be the fundamental cause of the problem: a misconception of Person. Keywords: Ethics, clinical. Personality. Humanism. ResumenTranshumanismo, neuroética y persona humana En el intento de crear nuevos individuos, el transhumanismo propone profundos cambios estructurales en nuestro concepto de "lo humano". Entre los cambios de mayor relevancia se encuentran los relacionados al sistema nervioso central, que serían implementados a través de diversas tecnologías. En el presente artículo, presentaremos una descripción general de dicha corriente filosófica y del concepto de Neuroética, para con ello abordar los problemas prácticos de las supuestas mejoras o enhancements neurológicos y analizar los problemas éticos derivados de dichas prácticas. Por último, estudiaremos aquello que consideramos la causa fundamental del problema: un concepto errado de Persona. Palabras-clave: Ética clínica. Personalidad. Humanismo. ResumoTranshumanismo, neuroética e pessoa humana Na tentativa de criar novos indivíduos, o transhumanismo propõe profundas mudanças estruturais em nosso conceito de humanismo. Entre as mudanças de maior relevância estão aquelas relacionadas ao sistema nervoso central e que seriam implementadas por meio de diferentes tecnologias. Neste artigo, apresentaremos uma descrição geral dessa corrente filosófica e do conceito de Neuroética, abordaremos as questões associadas ao suposto aprimoramento ou enhancement neurológico e analisaremos os problemas éticos decorrentes de tais práticas. Finalmente, discutiremos aquilo que consideramos a causa fundamental do problema: o conceito errado de Pessoa. Palavras-chave: Ética clínica. Personalidade. Humanismo.

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“…The debate over "cosmetic neurology" [1,2] has, until now, focused on the patient as consumer but not on the special case of the physician as patient.The availability of pharmacologic therapies for the treatment of sleep, attention, memory, mood, and endurance disorders introduces the option (subject to legal and ethical constraints) of using these agents to enhance cognitive function in healthy individuals. The anticipated availability within the next few years of more potent "smart pills" aimed at the molecular base of specific brain functions, and the more distant yet conceivable prospect of direct microelectronic brain interfacing to restore lost-or enhance existing-natural functions, raise many interesting and challenging ethical questions [3].…”

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“…The debate over "cosmetic neurology" [1,2] has, until now, focused on the patient as consumer but not on the special case of the physician as patient.…”

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The Pharmacologically Enhanced Physician

Cheshire

2008

AMA Journal of Ethics

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The promise and predicament of cosmetic neurology

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