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Ethics of neuroscience: Understanding consciousness (for)
Crich and Koch - found the seat of consciousness, like a conductor of the ochestra.54 year old- women had an electrode placed in the region near the hypothalamus and lost consciousness. when it was removed she regained consciounsess
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Ethics of neuroscience : Treating criminal behaviour (for)
Cherek et al -paroxetine for 21 days and a placebo. found paroxetine reduced levels of impulsitivity
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ethics of neuroscience : enhance neurological function (for)
Cohen and Kadosh -Transcranial Direct Current stimulation (TDCS) involves passing a small electric current across specific regions in the brain. TDCS can be used to help students in examinations. found that it can improve problem solving skills,
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enhance neurological function
Students use TDCS when using caffeine based drinks and block adenosine receptors in the brain and hence more alert to revise.
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ethics of neuroscience ; Improving marketing techniques
Eyetracking devices to help know what catches a persons eye when they are shopping or watching an advert. The Force "Volkswagen" Doug Van Praet notes that it upped trffic to the VW website by half and contributed to a successful sales year
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ethics of neuroscience : Understand consciousness (against)
If we are able to locate consciousness some implications might have?One area is if we can understand consciousness then questions arise such as do we have the right to withdraw care to someone in a vegetative state?
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ethics of neuroscience: treating criminal behaviour (against)
Martha Farah-if courts use neurological interventions it signals the implications and denial of individuals freedom.
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ethics of neuroscience : Enhance neurological funtions ( against)
Kadosh and Cohen warn of ethical limitations to TDCS technology. first of all three no training or licensing rules for practitioners . This can lead to ineffective treatment or patient side effects.
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Ethics of neuroscience : improving marketing techniques (against )
Nelson- 5% of brain scans report Incidental findings . Wilson et al- commercial integration of neuromarketing research will allow advertisers to manipulate free will.
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Mother as the primary care giver :Feeding
NHS recommend 6 months feeding for infants as it increases the bond between mother and child and protects against illness and disease.
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Mother as the primary care giver : Freud's view on the importance of the mother
Sigmund Freud believed that the mother- infant diad was of the greatest importance in the oral stage as infants depend on their mothers to satisfy their needs.
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Mother as the primary care giver: Deprivation damage
Separation between child and its mother can have long lasting emotional effects. He called this the emotional bond monotropy (leaning towards one person)
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Mothers as the primary care giver: Mothers not fathers
Oestrogen makes them more sympathetic to their needs. Traditional role was the mother in an expressive role
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Mother as the primary care giver: Freud's view on the importance of the mother
It is important to consider the historical context of Freud's ideas. At the time women did not even have the right to vote. his ideas played by the mother and father were the reflect of norms and values that were held by society.
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Mothers as the primary care giver: Deprivation Damage
Used the term maternal in the material deprivation hypothesis he did not mean this was exclusively the child's mother. He wrote a child should experience a warm relationship with his mother substitute"
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Mother as the primary care giver : Feeding
Harlow - feeding mother and cloth mother, the monkey spent most of his time with the cloth mother. Schater and Emmerson-supported his finding in a study of human behaviour found primary attachments were formed by those who were quick to meet needs.
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Mother as the primary care giver: Mothers not fathers.
There is plenty of evidence that men are capable of forming relationships. Gettler et al- Testosterone levels lower to respond to the needs of their child.
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