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PMID: 22007842 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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In this paper we question the guidance offered to neurologists by the Ethics, Law and Humanities Committee of the American Academy of Neurology ( Larriviere, Williams, Rizzo & Bonnie, 2009 ) on how to respond to requests for "neuroenhancement": the use of pharmaceuticals to enhance cognitive function in cognitively normal people. The guidance assumes that the benefits of using neuroenhancers will prove to outweigh the risks in the absence of any evidence that this is the case. However, the principle of nonmaleficence dictates that the use of these drugs by healthy people should not be condoned before reliable evidence for their short and long term safety and efficacy is at hand. The proposed ethical framework for neuroenhancement prescribing also neglects the broader social implications of condoning such practices. The adoption of these guidelines by neurologists could have adverse social and medical effects that need to be more carefully considered. |
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Brendon P Boot; Brad Partridge; Wayne Hall |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-10-18 |
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Title: Neurocase Volume: - ISSN: 1465-3656 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Oct |
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Created Date: 2011-10-19 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9511374 Medline TA: Neurocase Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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a Mayo Clinic , Rochester , MN , USA. |
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