Memory Suppressor as Cognitive Enhancement

Educational Resource
Author:Racine, Valerie
Abstract:

A member of a lab studying the beta-blocker, Propranolol, to treat soldiers with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is violently physically assaulted. The PI suggests the Propranolol treatment could be helpful and lab members reflect on the possible outcomes of such a choice.

Keywords:
Controversies, Employer/Employee Relationships, Ethics and Society, Human Enhancement, Military and Defense Research, Research and Practice, Workplace Ethics
Rights:
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA)
Language:
English
Publisher:
Online Ethics Center
Published Date:
2017
Related Links:
  • https://onlineethics.org/cases/human-enhancement-collection/memory-suppressor-cognitive-enhancement
    • Sponsoring Agency:
    NSF
    Notes:

    Case Study / Scenario

    Persistent Link:
    https://doi.org/10.18130/4enw-pt98