Biomedical Enhancement - Methods
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Cognitive enhancement: methods, ethics, regulatory challenges.

17 Jun 2009 Cognitive enhancement takes many and diverse forms. Various methods of cognitive enhancement have implications for the near future. At the same time, these technologies raise a range of ethical issues. For example, they interact with notions of ... Read more...

[Therapeutic and cosmetic psychopharmacology. Risks and limits]

29 Apr 2009 In this paper, I analyze risks and limits of the current psychopharmacology and how both are promoting a new social interpretation of health concept. Besides, I show how such interpretation can be detected in four issues related to safety, equality, ... Read more...

Extraocular surgery for implantation of an active subretinal visual prosthesis with external connections: feasibility and outcome in seven patients.

26 Jul 2008 BACKGROUND: Due to low energy levels in microphotodiode-based subretinal visual prostheses, an external power supply is mandatory. We report on the surgical feasibility and the functional outcome of the extraocular part of an approach to connect a ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Biomedical Enhancement - Methods'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Cognitive enhancement: methods, ethics, regulatory challenges. 17 Jun 2009
• [Therapeutic and cosmetic psychopharmacology. Risks and limits] 29 Apr 2009
• Brain gain: the underground world of neuroenhancing drugs. 25 Apr 2009
• Enhancing the fighting force: medical research on American soldiers. 30 Dec 2008
• Extraocular surgery for implantation of an active subretinal visual prosthesis with external connections: feasibility and outcome in seven patients. 26 Jul 2008
• Gerontechnology. 29 Jun 2008
• Human enhancement and factor X. 30 Jan 2008
• Drugs can be used to treat more than disease. 29 Jan 2008
• Enhancing, not cheating. 13 Nov 2007
• Enhancements, easy shortcuts, and the richness of human activities. 23 Apr 2007
• Caffeine use by children: the quest for enhancement. 30 Dec 2006
• Design of a knee rotatory kinaesthetic device. 20 Nov 2006
• The incredibles. 29 Apr 2006
• A psychophysical evaluation of spectral enhancement. 29 Sep 2005
• In defense of posthuman dignity. 30 May 2005
• Enhancement technologies and human identity. 30 May 2005
• Cosmetic neurology: the controversy over enhancing movement, mentation, and mood. 26 Sep 2004
• Enhanced therapeutic efficacy of a novel liposome-based formulation of SN-38 against human tumor models in SCID mice. 30 Aug 2004
• Early convergence research and education supported by the National Science Foundation. 29 Apr 2004
• Neuroethical considerations: cognitive liberty and converging technologies for improving human cognition. 29 Apr 2004

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Technical information about 'Biomedical Enhancement'

Definition: The use of technology-based interventions to improve functional capacities rather than to treat disease.

Descriptor UI: D024803

Alternative terms: Biomedical Enhancement; Biomedical Enhancements; Enhancements, Biomedical; Enhancement, Biomedical; Enhancement Technologies; Enhancement Technology; Technologies, Enhancement; Technology, Enhancement;

Allowable Qualifiers: economics; ethics; history; methods; statistics & numerical data; standards;

Tree Number: E05.104; J01.897.115.250;

History Note: 2002