In intervention in the brain politics policy and ethics an offering in the mit presss basic bioethics series robert h blank invites the reader to consider the controversial ethical and policy terrain of emerging neuroscientific findingsprofessor of political science at the university of canterbury new zealand and research scholar at new college of florida the author firmly . Intervention in the brain politics policy and ethics basic bioethics 9780262018913 medicine health science books amazoncom. Robert h blank is professor of political science at the university of canterbury in new zealand and research scholar at new college of florida his books include brain policy comparative health policy with viola burau and end of life decision making a cross national study coedited with janna merrick mit press 2005. Intervention in the brain politics policy and ethics basic bioethics by robert h blank 2013 04 12 robert h blank on amazoncomau free shipping on eligible orders intervention in the brain politics policy and ethics basic bioethics by robert h blank 2013 04 12. The political and policy implications of recent developments in neuroscience including new techniques in imaging and neurogenetics new findings in neuroscience have given us unprecedented knowledge about the workings of the brain innovative research much of it based on neuroimaging results suggests not only treatments for neural disorders but also the possibility of increasingly precise