Ethical issues in taking neuroscience research from bench to bedside

• Published in: Cerebrum (New York, NY) Vol. 6; no. 4; p. 66
• Main Author: Leshner, Alan I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 2004
• Subjects: Behavior; Biomedical Enhancement - ethics; Brain - physiology; Central Nervous System Agents; Ethics, Research; Genetic Determinism; Human Experimentation - ethics; Humans; Informed Consent; Mental Competency; Neurosciences - ethics; Research Subjects; Stereotyping; Substance-Related Disorders - drug therapy; Vulnerable Populations; Biomedical and Behavioral Research

Dramatic advances in neuroscience have created fast-rising expectations for improvements in the health and well-being of people around the world. But fulfilling this promise is proving to be neither quick nor easy, and not for scientific reasons alone. Alan Leshner urges that neuroscientists not onl...