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As neurological science and its medical application in neurology and neurosurgery evolved during the twentieth century, ethical questions began to emerge about the relationship between mind and body. This chapter outlines how some of the earliest questions, although only slightly noted at the time, anticipated the appearance of a new discipline called neuroethics.
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Jonsen, A.R. (2017). Nudging Toward Neuroethics: Prehistory and Foundations. In: Racine, E., Aspler, J. (eds) Debates About Neuroethics. Advances in Neuroethics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54651-3_2
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