Psychology 391NE - Neuroethics

Advances in the field of neuroscience have generated ethical questions regarding the implications of brain research. Neuroethics evaluates concerns related to how this research can be used to identify, predict, and change the neural correlates of human behavior. Topics to be covered may include lifetime drug therapy, the use of drugs to "normalize" behavior in atypical populations, the use of cognitive enhancing drugs in healthy populations, implications of brain imaging, and memory manipulation. Students will read and critique scientific articles, participate in weekly discussion, and write weekly reaction papers regarding each topic. At the end of the semester students will write a summary of a specific topic related to neuroethics and present their findings to the class.

Senior Psychology Majors only. Pre Req: PSYCH 240 & 241