Neurointerventions, crime, and punishment : ethical considerations / Jesper Ryberg.
By: Ryberg, Jesper [author.]
.Series: Studies in penal theory and philosophy: ; Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019Description: 1 online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190846459 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Criminal behavior | Criminal psychology | Crime prevention | NeurosciencesAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780190846428DDC classification: 365.6672 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Advances in new neuroscientific research tools and technologies have not only led to new insight into the processes of the human brain, they have also refined and provided genuinely new ways of modifying and manipulating the human brain. The aspiration of such interventions is to affect conative, cognitive, and affective brain processes associated with emotional regulation, empathy, and moral judgment. Can the use of neuroscientific technologies for influencing the human functioning brain as a means of preventing offenders from engaging in future criminal conduct be justified? In 'Neurointerventions, Crime, and Punishment,' Jesper Ryberg considers various ethical challenges surrounding this question.
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Also issued in print: 2019.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Advances in new neuroscientific research tools and technologies have not only led to new insight into the processes of the human brain, they have also refined and provided genuinely new ways of modifying and manipulating the human brain. The aspiration of such interventions is to affect conative, cognitive, and affective brain processes associated with emotional regulation, empathy, and moral judgment. Can the use of neuroscientific technologies for influencing the human functioning brain as a means of preventing offenders from engaging in future criminal conduct be justified? In 'Neurointerventions, Crime, and Punishment,' Jesper Ryberg considers various ethical challenges surrounding this question.
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