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Review
. 2007 Jul;8 Spec No(Suppl 1):S57-60.
doi: 10.1038/sj.embor.7401007.

Empirical neuroethics. Can brain imaging visualize human thought? Why is neuroethics interested in such a possibility?

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Empirical neuroethics. Can brain imaging visualize human thought? Why is neuroethics interested in such a possibility?

Judy Illes. EMBO Rep. 2007 Jul.
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Increasing number of functional magnetic-resonance imaging studies of the central nervous system over time.
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Empirical approach to enquiry in modern neuroethics.
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Model for a dynamic and interactive cycle of knowledge among the scientific community, journalists, and stakeholders from the public, government and research sponsors.

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