The Neurostructure of Morality and the Hubris of Memory Manipulation

• Published in: The new bioethics Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 199 - 227
• Main Author: DePergola II, Peter A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Routledge 02.09.2018
• Subjects: Biomedical Technology - ethics; Humans; memory manipulation; Memory, Episodic; Moral Obligations; morality; Morals; Neuroethics; Personal Autonomy; Social Behavior; Thinking; morality; Neuroethics; memory manipulation

Neurotechnologies that promise to dampen (via pharmacologicals), disassociate (via electro-convulsive therapy), erase (via deep brain stimulation), and replace (via false memory creation) unsavory episodic memories are no longer the subject of science fiction. They have already arrived, and their fu...