Contemporary debate - Biological debate

Question 1

What is neuroscience?

Answer 1

The scientific study of the brain and nervous system

Question 2

Why is this a debate

Answer 2

• enables altercations to be made to the brain and the nervous system in order to make changes to the human behaviour - means behaviour is being altered
  -questions of whether the knowledge neuroscience produces is being done in an ethical way
• some believe it is ethical and other believe it is not ethical if society is not aware of its benefits or it only causes more problems

Question 3

How to structure a paragraph for this topic

Answer 3

-introduce the neuroscience e.g neuroscience can be used to determine whether those who have had traumatic brain injury are going to wake up etc..
-Outline argument and talk about how it is benefical for individual and society
- Provide evidence that it is ethical
- Outline how it is not ethical
- Provide evidence that it is not ethical
-write a mini conclusion stating if it ethical or not