Disembodied brains : understanding our intuitions on neuro-chimeras and human brain organoids /

"Society has long been fascinated with mixes of humans and animals, and scientists have recently developed human-animal neuro-chimeras, which are animals with some component of a human brain. Society has also been fascinated by the "brain in the vat," and now scientists have developed...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Evans, John Hyde, 1965- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Subjects:	Brain. Chimerism. Cell organelles. Bioethics. Neurosciences > ethics Brain Chimera Organoids Bioethical Issues Cerveau. Chimère (Génétique) Organoïdes. Bioéthique. brains. Bioethics Cell organelles Chimerism Ethics & moral philosophy. Society. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

The Science and Public Ethics of Neuro-Chimeric Animals and Human Brain Organoids
What We Know about the Public's Views of Humans
The Public's View of Human Brain Organoids and Neuro-Chimeric Animals
Consciousness, the Human-Animal Foundational Distinction and Ephemeral Connections to Humans
Views of Nature, Religion and the Cultural Authority of Science
What is to be Done?