Rethinking Cognitive Enhancement

Author : Ruud H. J. Meulen,Ahmed Mohammed,Wayne Hall
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780198727392

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Rethinking Cognitive Enhancement by Ruud H. J. Meulen,Ahmed Mohammed,Wayne Hall Pdf

There has been much recent excitement amongst neuroscientists and ethicists about the possibility of using drugs, as well as other technologies, to enhance cognition in healthy individuals. This excitement has arisen from recent advances in neuroscientific technologies such as drugs that increase alertness and wakefulness in healthy individuals or technologies that can stimulate activity in different parts of the brain - either via the scalp or via electrodes - raising the possibility of producing cognitive and affective improvements in otherwise healthy individuals. Despite this growing interest, there are conflicting views on the ethics of cognitive enhancement. Some argue that enhancement is not only an ethical pursuit but one that we have a moral obligation to pursue. Others are more skeptical about the ethical implications and long term effects of cognitive enhancement. Some neuroscientists argue that use of stimulants as putative enhancers will lead to misuse, abuse and addiction in some users, and might have undesirable long-term consequences. This book critically explores and analyses the scientific and ethical debates surrounding cognitive enhancers. Including contributions from neuroscientists, neuropsychopharmacologists, ethicists, philosophers, public health professionals, and policy researchers, the book offers a multidisciplinary, critical consideration of the ethics of the use of cognitive enhancers.

Author : Laura Y. Cabrera
Publisher : Springer
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137402240

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Rethinking Human Enhancement by Laura Y. Cabrera Pdf

This book discusses three possible human enhancement paradigms and explores how each involves different values, uses of technology, and different degrees and kinds of ethical concerns. A new framework is advanced that promotes technological innovation that serves the improvement of the human condition in a respectful and sustainable way.

Author : Sharon Tindall-Ford,Shirley Agostinho,John Sweller
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000022872

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Advances in Cognitive Load Theory by Sharon Tindall-Ford,Shirley Agostinho,John Sweller Pdf

Cognitive load theory uses our knowledge of how people learn, think and solve problems to design instruction. In turn, instructional design is the central activity of classroom teachers, of curriculum designers, and of publishers of textbooks and educational materials, including digital information. Characteristically, the theory is used to generate hypotheses that are tested using randomized controlled trials. Cognitive load theory rests on a base of hundreds of randomized controlled trials testing many thousands of primary and secondary school children as well as adults. That research has been conducted by many research groups from around the world and has resulted in a wide range of novel instructional procedures that have been tested for effectiveness. Advances in Cognitive Load Theory, in describing current research, continues in this tradition. Exploring a wide range of instructional issues dealt with by the theory, it covers all general curriculum areas critical to educational and training institutions and outlines recent extensions to other psycho-educational constructs including motivation and engagement. With contributions from the leading figures from around the world, this book provides a one-stop-shop for the latest in cognitive load theory research and guidelines for how the findings can be applied in practice.

Author : Jeff Coulter
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1983-01-01
Category : Cognition
ISBN : 0312678002

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Rethinking Cognitive Theory by Jeff Coulter Pdf

Author : David G. White
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781315454962

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Rethinking Culture by David G. White Pdf

Organizational or corporate ‘culture’ is the most overused and least understood word in business, if not society. While the topic has been an object of keen academic interest for nearly half a century, theorists and practitioners still struggle with the most basic questions: What is organizational culture? Can it be measured? Is it a dependent or independent variable? Is it causal in organizational performance, and, if so, how? Paradoxically, managers and practitioners ascribe cultural explanations for much of what constitutes organizational behavior in organizations, and, moreover, believe culture can be engineered to their own designs for positive business outcomes. What explains this divide between research and practice? While much academic research on culture is challenged by ontological, epistemic and ethical difficulties, there is little empirical evidence to show culture can be deliberately shaped beyond espoused values. The gap between research and practice can be explained by one simple reason: the science and practice of culture has yet to catch up to managerial intuition.Managers are correct in suspecting culture is a powerful normative force, but, until now, current theory and research is not able to adequately account for cultural behavior in organizations. Rethinking Culture describes and presents evidence for a new framework of organizational culture based on the cognitive science of the so-called cultural mind. It will be of relevance to academics and researchers with an interest in business and management, organizational culture, and organizational change, as well as cognitive and cultural anthropologists and sociologists interested in applications of theory in organizational and institutional settings.

Author : Dov Greenbaum,Laura Yenisa Cabrera
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782889662210

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ELSI in Human Enhancement: What Distinguishes it from Therapy? by Dov Greenbaum,Laura Yenisa Cabrera Pdf

This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author by contacting the Frontiers Editorial Office: frontiersin.org/about/contact.

Author : Miltiadis D. Lytras,Patricia Ordonez De Pablos,David Avison,Janice Sipior,Qun Jin,Walter Leal Filho,Lorna Uden,Michael Thomas,Sara Cervai,David G. Horner
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 724 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010-05-20
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642131653

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Technology Enhanced Learning: Quality of Teaching and Educational Reform by Miltiadis D. Lytras,Patricia Ordonez De Pablos,David Avison,Janice Sipior,Qun Jin,Walter Leal Filho,Lorna Uden,Michael Thomas,Sara Cervai,David G. Horner Pdf

It is a great pleasure to share with you the Springer CCIS proceedings of the First International Conference on Reforming Education, Quality of Teaching and Technology-Enhanced Learning: Learning Technologies, Quality of Education, Educational Systems, Evaluation, Pedagogies––TECH-EDUCATION 2010, Which was a part of the World Summit on the Knowledge Society Conference Series. TECH-EDUCATION 2010 was a bold effort aiming to foster a debate on the global need in our times to invest in education. The topics of the conference dealt with six general pillars: Track 1. Quality of Education––A new Vision Track 2. Technology-Enhanced Learning––Learning Technologies––Personalization-E-learning Track 3. Educational Strategies Track 4. Collaborative/ Constructive/ Pedagogical/ Didactical Approaches Track 5. Formal/ Informal/ and Life–Long Learning Perspectives Track 6. Contribution of Education to Sustainable Development Within this general context the Program Committee of the conference invited contributions that fall in to the following list of topics. Track 1: Quality of the Education––A new Vision • Teaching Methodologies and Case Studies • Reforms in Degrees • The European Educational Space • Academic Curricula Designs • Quality of Teaching and Learning • Quality and Academic Assessment • The School / University of the Future • Challenges for Higher Education in the 21st Century • New Managerial Models for Education • Financing the New Model for Education of the 21st Century • The Quality Milestones for Education of the 21st Century • Evaluation in Academia • The Role of Teachers • International Collaborations for Joint Programs/Degrees • Industry–Academia Synergies • Research Laboratories Management

Author : White, Jeffrey
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-31
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781466685932

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Rethinking Machine Ethics in the Age of Ubiquitous Technology by White, Jeffrey Pdf

As the utilization of intelligent machines spreads to numerous realms, the discourse of machine ethics has also developed and expanded. Concerns over machine intelligence and the role of automata in everyday life must be addressed before artificial intelligence and robotic technologies may be fully integrated into human society. Rethinking Machine Ethics in the Age of Ubiquitous Technology blends forward-looking, constructive, and interdisciplinary visions of ethical ideals, aims, and applications of machine technology. This visionary reference work incorporates ethical conversations in the fields of technology, computer science, robotics, and the medical industry, creating a vibrant dialogue between philosophical ideals and the applied sciences. With its broad scope of relevant topics, this book serves as an excellent tool for policymakers, academicians, researchers, advanced-level students, technology developers, and government officials. This timely publication features thoroughly researched articles on the topics of artificial moral agency, cyber-warfare, transhumanism, organic neural nets, human worker replacement, automaticity and global governance, security and surveillance, military drones, and more.

Author : Ezio Di Nucci,Ji-Young Lee,Isaac A. Wagner
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2022-10-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781538162378

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The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook of Bioethics by Ezio Di Nucci,Ji-Young Lee,Isaac A. Wagner Pdf

This bioethics handbook offers concise, up-to-date, and easy to read chapters on a broad range of bioethical topics in the following categories: foundational concepts, theory and method, healthcare ethics, research ethics, public health, technology, and the environment. The volume provides a snapshot of current bioethics, taking into account current affairs and emerging new topics. Each chapter acknowledges and critically breaks down the historical developments of the subject and the most authoritative existing literature on respective topics, providing accessible and up-to-date philosophical analysis. As such, the chapters are designed to be attractive as primary or supplementary teaching material for university classes of the philosophical or bioethical variety, with clear demarcations and indicators for key terms, ideas, and arguments that should also facilitate productive note-taking and points for critical discussion for students. The handbook also serves as a one-stop starting resource for multi- and interdisciplinary researchers and practitioners who engage with bioethics in their work.

Author : Fabrice Jotterand,Marcello Ienca
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781000901863

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The Routledge Handbook of the Ethics of Human Enhancement by Fabrice Jotterand,Marcello Ienca Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of the Ethics of Human Enhancement provides readers with a philosophically rich and scientifically grounded analysis of human enhancement and its ethical implications. A landmark in the academic literature, the volume covers human enhancement in genetic engineering, neuroscience, synthetic biology, regenerative medicine, bioengineering, and many other fields. The Handbook includes a diverse and multifaceted collection of 30 chapters—all appearing here in print for the first time— that reveal the fundamental ethical challenges related to human enhancement. The chapters have been written by internationally recognized leaders in the field and are organized into seven parts: Historical Background and Key Concepts Human Enhancement and Human Nature Physical Enhancement Cognitive Enhancement Mood Enhancement and Moral Enhancement Human Enhancement and Medicine Legal, Social, and Political Implications The depth and topical range of the Handbook makes it an essential resource for upper-level undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows in a broad variety of disciplinary areas. Furthermore, it is an authoritative reference for basic scientists, philosophers, engineers, physicians, lawyers, and other professionals who work on the topic of human enhancement.

Author : Simona Zaami,Simona Pichini,Marta Torrens,Norbert Leo Scherbaum
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9782889663668

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New Trends of Substance Abuse: Looking for New Psychotropic Effects of Chem Sex Drugs, Cognitive Enhancers, and New Psychoactive Substances by Simona Zaami,Simona Pichini,Marta Torrens,Norbert Leo Scherbaum Pdf

Author : Stephan Schleim
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2023-07-19
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9783031326189

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Mental Health and Enhancement by Stephan Schleim Pdf

This book takes the reader from basic questions like “What is health?” and “What is a psychiatric disorder?”, into the midst of people’s present mental health and enhancement choices. More and more people receive psychiatric diagnoses and the use of psychopharmacological drugs keeps increasing. Concurrently, media report the popularity of “brain doping” or “study drugs” on campuses as well as at the workplace. This open access book tests the hypothesis of whether mental health and enhancement can be seen as two sides of the same coin: that the demands on cognitive and emotional functioning have been increasing and psychoactive substances are used to meet these demands. Whether the increasing number of diagnoses means that really more people are suffering from psychological problems will be discussed just as whether the media accurately describe “brain doping” as a new and rising trend. An individual section describes non-pharmacological alternatives to maintain and increase one’s mental well-being. To answer these and many more questions, the author critically reviews evidence from epidemiology, psychiatry, and psychology. That people with and without psychiatric diagnoses are often using the same substances – for example, the stimulant drugs Adderall or Ritalin – to cope with their problems is presented as evidence to look beyond the traditional distinction between disorder, health, and enhancement. Likewise, different meanings of “drug” in historical and present contexts illustrate that the way we think of mental health and (il)legitimate drug use reflects our own culture. The book’s focus on addiction/substance use disorders makes it also relevant to the ongoing discussion of drug policy.

Author : Matthew Hall,Mark Forshaw,Catharine Montgomery
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789811567711

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Chemically Modified Minds by Matthew Hall,Mark Forshaw,Catharine Montgomery Pdf

This innovative edited collection brings together leading international academics to explore the use of various non-prescription and prescription substances. From a psychosocial perspective, the authors discuss the complex reasons behind their adoption, the ways in which they are misused, and links between use and cognitive enhancement. While studies on substance use to date have examined the aetiology and effects in the context of sporting performance, addiction and recreational use, there has been little work which explores their wider misuse to improve cognitive enhancement. With medical sociology and social psychology at its core, this important volume shows the complex reasons behind the misuse of various substances, how these are connected to contemporary desire for increased mental performance, and why the potential health risks and possibly harmful side effects do not act as deterrents.

Author : Saskia K. Nagel
Publisher : Springer
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783030106775

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Shaping Children by Saskia K. Nagel Pdf

The volume offers a unique collection of articles on pediatric neuroenhancement from an international and multidisciplinary perspective. In recent years, the topic of “neuroenhancement” has become increasingly relevant in academia and practice, as well as among the public. While autonomous adults are free to choose neuroenhancement, in children it presents its own ethical, social, legal, and developmental issues. A plethora of potential (neurotechnological) enhancement agents are on the market. While the manifold issues surrounding the topic have been extensively discussed, there is little work on the specific questions that arise in children and adolescents. This book addresses this gap in the literature: Next to conceptual and normative work on autonomy and self-control, the collection explores the implications for parenting and schooling, and provides input for a discussion of public attitudes. It is a valuable resource for the different academic communities confronted with questions of how to evaluate and approach enhancement in children and is of interest to neuroethicists, scholars in applied ethics and neurology, psychiatrists and psychologists as well as scientists developing enhancement interventions for children.

Author : L. Syd M Johnson,Karen S. Rommelfanger
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317483519

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The Routledge Handbook of Neuroethics by L. Syd M Johnson,Karen S. Rommelfanger Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of Neuroethics offers the reader an informed view of how the brain sciences are being used to approach, understand, and reinvigorate traditional philosophical questions, as well as how those questions, with the grounding influence of neuroscience, are being revisited beyond clinical and research domains. It also examines how contemporary neuroscience research might ultimately impact our understanding of relationships, flourishing, and human nature. Written by 61 key scholars and fresh voices, the Handbook’s easy-to-follow chapters appear here for the first time in print and represent the wide range of viewpoints in neuroethics. The volume spotlights new technologies and historical articulations of key problems, issues, and concepts and includes cross-referencing between chapters to highlight the complex interactions of concepts and ideas within neuroethics. These features enhance the Handbook’s utility by providing readers with a contextual map for different approaches to issues and a guide to further avenues of interest.