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Between
Neuroskepticism
and Neurogullibility
The Key Role of
Neuroethics in the
Regulation and Mitigation of
Neurotechnology in National
Security and Defense

Paolo Benanti

CONTENTS
Introduction: A Contemporary Framework for Neuroscience
and Neurotechnology in National Defense and Security ....................................... 217
The Core Question: Neuroskepticism or Neurogullibility? ................................... 218
Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Neuroethics: Three Facets
of a Single Lens ..................................................................................................... 219
Contemporary Ethical Paradigms for Evaluating Neurotechnology ...................... 222
Toward Governance ............................................................................................... 223
References .............................................................................................................. 224

INTRODUCTION: A CONTEMPORARY FRAMEWORK
FOR NEUROSCIENCE AND NEUROTECHNOLOGY
IN NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY
Improvement in the neurosciences, not least through the development of
increasingly sophisticated neurotechnologies, is being viewed for its potential in
national security and defense contexts. Surely, this is not new, as many have noted
(Achterhuis 2001; Ihde 2009; Singer 2009; Benanti 2010; Giordano et al. 2010;
Marks 2010; Canton 2012; see also Chapter 11). But what is new is the extent to
which multiple scientific subdisciplines are being incorporated into the realm of

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