?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Neuroethical+Considerations+Regarding+Transcranial+Magnetic+Stimulation&rft.creator=Stieg%2C+Chuck+&rft.subject=Philosophy+of+Mind&rft.subject=Philosophy+of+Science&rft.subject=Neuropsychiatry&rft.description=Along+with+advances+in+brain+technologies+comes+the+ability+to+enhance+the+cognitive+and+affective+states+of+normal+people.++In+this+essay%2C+I+examine+a+relatively+young+technology+used+in+cognitive+neuroscience+called+transcranial+magnetic+stimulation+(TMS).++I+explain+what+it+is%2C+how+it+works+and+what+some+of+its+applications+are.++I+suggest+that+a+potential+source+of+reservation+one+might+have+regarding+brain-altering+enhancement+is+the+threat+it+seemingly+poses+to+the+subjective+importance+of+mental+states.+I+then+consider+the+possibility+of+its+being+used+as+an+enhancement+device+and+question+the+authenticity+of+abilities+of+individuals+that+are+enhanced+by+use+of+TMS.+++I+conclude+that+judgments+regarding+the+appropriateness+of+such+neurocognitive+enhancements+should+be+considered+on+a+case+by+case+basis.&rft.date=2008-06-18&rft.type=Conference+Poster&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=other&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6172%2F1%2FNeuroethical_Considerations_of_TMS_for_SPPconference.doc&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6172%2F2%2FNeuroethical_Considerations_of_TMS_for_SPPconference.pdf&rft.identifier=++Stieg%2C+Chuck+++(2008)+Neuroethical+Considerations+Regarding+Transcranial+Magnetic+Stimulation.++%5BConference+Poster%5D++++(Unpublished)++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6172%2F