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Symposium: Neuroethics and Mental Health—Old Wine in New Bottles or a Legitimate New Field of Bioethical Inquiry

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Neuroethics is a relatively novel field of investigation. Applied to mental health practice and research, neuroethics would seem to enlighten many traditional ethical connundra. This editorial introduces this symposium on neuroethics in the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry.

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  1. Centre for Values, Ethics and the Law in Medicine and Discipline of Psychiatry, K25, The University of Sydney, Sydney, 2006, Australia

    Michael Robertson

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Robertson, M. Symposium: Neuroethics and Mental Health—Old Wine in New Bottles or a Legitimate New Field of Bioethical Inquiry. Bioethical Inquiry 8, 13–14 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11673-010-9267-x

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