Chapter title |
Does the Goal Justify the Methods? Harm and Benefit in Neuroscience Research Using Animals.
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Chapter number | 319 |
Book title |
Ethical Issues in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Published in |
Current topics in behavioral neurosciences, May 2014
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DOI | 10.1007/7854_2014_319 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-3-66-244865-6, 978-3-66-244866-3
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Authors |
Ana Catarina Vieira de Castro, I Anna S Olsson, I. Anna S. Olsson, Vieira de Castro, Ana Catarina, Olsson, I. Anna S. |
Editors |
Grace Lee, Judy Illes, Frauke Ohl |
Abstract |
The goal of the present chapter is to open up for discussion some of the major ethical issues involved in animal-based neuroscience research. We begin by approaching the question of the moral acceptability of the use of animals in research at all, exploring the implications of three different ethical theories: contractarianism, utilitarianism, and animal rights. In the rest of this chapter, we discuss more specific issues of neuroscience research within what we argue is the mainstream framework for research animal ethics, namely one based on harm-benefit analysis. We explore issues of harms and benefits and how to balance them as well as how to reduce harm and increase benefit within neuroscience research. |
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