The wealth of insights into the brain's functioning gained by neuroscience in recent years led to the development of new possibilities for intervening in the brain such as neurotransplantation, neural prostheses and brain stimulation techniques. Moreover, new and safer classes of psychopharmaceutical drugs lend themselves to neuroenhancement applications, i.e. they could be used to enhance cognitive capacities or emotional well-being without therapeutic need. This book offers extensive state-of-the-art accounts for these novel kinds of intervention, indicates future developments, and discusses the relevant philosophical, ethical and legal issues.

General Introduction

Developmental Psychopharmacology
Neurotransplantation and Gene Transfer
Central Neural Prostheses
Electrical Brain Stimulation for Psychiatric Disorders
Person, Personal Identity, and Personality
Treatment-Prevention-Enhancement: Normative Foundations and Limits
Conclusions and Recommendations.