Neuroethical and Social Implications of Using Transcranial Electrical Stimulation to Augment Creative Cognition
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| Title: | Neuroethical and Social Implications of Using Transcranial Electrical Stimulation to Augment Creative Cognition |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Weinberger, Adam B., Cortes, Robert A., Green, Adam E., Giordano, James |
| Source: | Creativity Research Journal. 2018 30(3):249-255. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 7 |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | National Science Foundation (NSF) National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) (DHHS/NIH) |
| Contract Number: | DRL1420481 DRL1661065 UL1TR001409 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Descriptors: | Brain, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Stimulation, Creative Thinking, Cognitive Processes, Neurology, Ethics, Legal Problems, Social Problems |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10400419.2018.1488199 |
| ISSN: | 1040-0419 |
| Abstract: | Recent research indicates that transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) of specific brain regions can successfully improve various forms of creative cognition. Although the endeavor to increase human creative capacity is intriguing from a neuroscientific perspective, and of interest to the general public, it raises numerous neuroethico-legal and social issues (NELSI). This review explores these issues by considering (a) whether using brain stimulation to improve creative cognition qualifies as a 'treatment' or an 'enhancement,' (b) how direct-to-consumer (DTC) and do-it-yourself (DIY) use of tES should be regarded and regulated, and (c) what the developing landscape of creativity-related neurostimulation could (and should) become. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 67 |
| Entry Date: | 2018 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1191512 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Recent research indicates that transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) of specific brain regions can successfully improve various forms of creative cognition. Although the endeavor to increase human creative capacity is intriguing from a neuroscientific perspective, and of interest to the general public, it raises numerous neuroethico-legal and social issues (NELSI). This review explores these issues by considering (a) whether using brain stimulation to improve creative cognition qualifies as a 'treatment' or an 'enhancement,' (b) how direct-to-consumer (DTC) and do-it-yourself (DIY) use of tES should be regarded and regulated, and (c) what the developing landscape of creativity-related neurostimulation could (and should) become. |
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| ISSN: | 1040-0419 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10400419.2018.1488199 |
