STS.010 Neuroscience and Society, Fall 2008
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Author(s)
Schüll, Natasha
Alternative Title
Neuroscience and Society
Date Issued
December 2008
Abstract
This class explores the social relevance of neuroscience, considering how emerging areas of brain research reflect and reshape social attitudes and agendas. Topics include brain imaging and popular media; neuroscience of empathy, trust, and moral reasoning; new fields of neuroeconomics and neuromarketing; ethical implications of neurotechnologies such as cognitive enhancement pharmaceuticals; neuroscience in the courtroom; and neuroscientific recasting of social problems such as addiction and violence. Guest lectures by neuroscientists, class discussion, and weekly readings in neuroscience, popular media, and science studies.
Subjects
cognitive science
evolutionary psychology
neurobiology
imaging
MRI
CT scan
fMRI
brain
mind
impluse
brain imaging
morality
moral reasoning
decision making
intelligence
empathy
trust
religion
love
emotion
gender differences
sexuality
stress
prejudice
mental focus
psychopharmaceuticals
antidepressant
neuroeconomics
neuromarketing
neurotheology
cognitive enhancement
witness
courtroom testimony
addiction
violence
learning
behavior
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Program in Science, Technology and Society
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
Sloan School of Management
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