25/02/11 22:40 Filed in:
neuroscience | Poltics | ethics | geneticsTo quote the
Herald Sun in Australia:
“Melbourne’s Julian Salvulescu, now Oxford's practical ethics professor, has said it is our "moral obligation" to use IVF to choose the smartest embryos, even if that maintains or increases social inequality.”
So good idea or bad idea - and what does brain science tell us? Well I’ll cut to the point I think it is fuzzy thinking.
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With a lot in the news at the moment on cognitive enhancers it would be suitable to look at what boosts your brain performance.
First a quick look at cognitive enhancers which is quickly becoming a key phrase. The key driver behind this is, of course, good old human nature. Why on earth develop your brain if you can swallow a few pills and get the same effect? Why not indeed? Well let’s very quickly look at what cognitive enhancers do but more importantly how the brain processes information. Read More...Tags: neuroleadership, neuroscience, intelligence