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BAD MOVES This page intentionally left blank 1 3 Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, ox2 6dp, United Kingdom Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. Oxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries © Barbara J. Sahakian and Jamie Nicole LaBuzetta 2013 Th e moral rights of the authors have been asserted First Edition published in 2013 Impression: 1 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, by licence or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organization. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above You must not circulate this work in any other form and you must impose this same condition on any acquirer British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Data available Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Data available ISBN 978–0–19–966847–2 Printed in Great Britain by Clays Ltd, St Ives plc This book is dedicated to all participants who have given their time to assist in neuroscientifi c and mental health research ‘in the name of science’—our understanding of the human mind and development of effective treatments could not move forward without you. Barbara Sahakian also dedicates this book to her daughters Jacqueline and Miranda Robbins, who have shown a great interest in engaging the public in science and neuroethics. This page intentionally left blank TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface ix 1 Life choices 1 2 Peering inside the ‘black box’ 2 1 3 Extreme emotions and risky behaviour 4 3 4 Interventions—drugs hit the press 83 5 Professor’s little helper—the ethics of enhanced cognition 1 05 Concluding thoughts 131 Endnotes 1 35 Acknowledgements 151 References 153 Index 163 vii This page intentionally left blank PREFACE Begin at the beginning . . . and go on till you come to the end: then stop. Lewis Carroll, author The bridges and murky water of the River Cam form the backdrop of the yearly University of Cambridge Science Festival—part of National Science Week in England. Ordinarily, the lecture theatres at the New Museum site in the Cambridge city centre would be fi lled with sleepy-eyed students sipping coffee, presided over by some extraordinary and eccentric lecturer discussing the role of snail neu- rons, the nervous system of the C . elegans worm, or some other admit- tedly fascinating but equally esoteric topic. But for one week each spring, the students are let loose, and interested members of the pub- lic gather for whatever topics await. The University of Cambridge Science Festival is an ongoing effort originally intended to make members of the public more aware of cutting-edge scientifi c advances in fascinating topics such as space exploration, computer technology, composite materials, and the brain. It has developed into a stimulating and successful annual meet- ing of academics, Cambridge students, professionals, parents, and children, and includes lectures, debates, and interactive programmes for all ages. 1 Throughout recent years, one recurring theme has been inter spersed among others: the science of brain function (‘cognition’), and more spe- cifi cally, the science that illuminates how brain function usually works, ix

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Making decisions is such a regular activity that it is mostly taken for granted. However, damage or abnormality in the areas of the brain involved in decision-making can severely affect personality and the ability to manage even simple tasks. Here, Barbara Sahakian and Jamie Nicole LaBuzetta discuss
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