fMRI in the public eye

被引:221
作者
Racine, E
Bar-Ilan, O
Illes, J
机构
[1] Stanford Ctr Biomed Eth, Palo Alto, CA 94304 USA
[2] Dominican Univ Calif, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA
[3] Stanford Univ, Sch Med, Dept Radiol, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
基金
美国国家卫生研究院; 美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1038/nrn1609
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The wide dissemination and expanding applications of functional MRI have not escaped the attention of the media or discussion in the wider public arena. From the bench to the bedside, this technology has introduced substantial ethical challenges. Are the boundaries of what it can and cannot achieve being communicated to the public? Are its limitations understood? And given the complexities that are inherent to neuroscience, are current avenues for communication adequate?
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页码:159 / 164
页数:7
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