New Issue of The American Journal of Bioethics is Now Available

January 9, 2009

The American Journal of Bioethics (Volume 9, Issue 1, 2009) is now available by subscription only.

Articles Include:

• “Internationalism and Global Norms for Neuroethics” by Stephen J. Toope, 1-2.
• “Ethical Challenges and Interpretive Difficulties with Non-Clinical Applications of Pediatric fMRI” by Andrew Fenton,  Letitia Meynell, and Franoise Baylis, 3-13.
• “The Fear of New Technology: A Naturally Occurring Phenomenon” by William Ball and Scott Holland, 14-16.
• “What We Should Really Worry About in Pediatric Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)” by Caitlin M. Connors and Ilina Singh, 16-18.
• “Considerations for Pediatric Neuroimaging at the Translational Coalface” by N. J. Thai and J. B. Talcott, 18-20.
• “Ethical and Regulatory Issues in Pediatric Research Supporting the Non-Clinical Application of fMR Imaging” by Wim Pinxten,  Herman Nys, and Kris Dierickx, 21-23.
• “Enthusiasm for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Often Overlooks Its Dependence on Task Selection and Performance” by Emily Bell and Eric Racine, 23-25.
• “Children in Non-Clinical Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Studies Give the Scan Experience a “Thumbs Up”” by Moriah E. Thomason, 25-27.
• “A Neuroimaging Perspective on the Use of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) in Educational and Legal Systems” by Kim Celone and Chantal Stern, 28-29.
• “Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) in the Classroom” by Allyson C. Rosen, 30-31.
• “A Holistic Approach to the Use of Pediatric fMRI” by Bryan Lask, 32-33.
• “Considering the Long Term in the Short Term Use of fMRI in the Classroom” by Robin Pierce, 33-35.
• “Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID)—Is the Amputation of Healthy Limbs Ethically Justified?” by Sabine Mller, 36-43.
• “Whose Identity Is It Anyway?” by Jozsef Kovacs, 44-45.
• “The Target of the Self and the Arrows of Volition and Self-Representation” by Hillel Braude, 46-47.
• “Being Whole After Amputation” by Jenny Slatman and Guy Widdershoven, 48-49.
• “Autonomy is (Largely) Irrelevant” by Neil Levy, 50-51.