Policy implications of brain research

Article Abstract:

Robert Blank believes social scientists and policymakers should address the implications of clinical interventions on the human brain. Blank feels the subject must be considered before techniques that alter the brain are used routinely. He cites informed consent and the premature transition from experimental to clinical use as issues that should be given immediate attention. He asks if a person suffering from brain disease can exercise free, informed consent. He is also concerned that desperate patients may prompt the early use of a medical technique that is still in the experimental stage.

Research, Surgery, Ethical aspects, Brain, Brain research, Brain diseases, Brain surgery

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Rapidly changing world challenges U.S. policy

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Various changes in both the domestic and international political environment presently threaten the viability of the US development assistance policy. This policy has been carried out based on six successive strategic visions which include the desire to build a peaceful and productive post-World War II liberal, political and economic order. However, two major restraints, including the US development assistance policy's link to the nation's Cold War containment strategy, have foiled efforts to accomplish these visions.

Laws, regulations and rules, Economic assistance, Foreign economic assistance

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Changing dimensions of park management

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Park managers at Canada's Banff National Park face the challenge of maintaining the park's ecological integrity amidst problems such as overdevelopment along park boundaries and political pressures. Two factors are essential to their success, namely, changing of the park's institutional culture to balance efficient management with long-term strategies and integrating the needs of stakeholders and decision makers.

Management, Banff National Park, Alberta

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