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Paedophilia, Invasive Brain Surgery, and Punishment
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Gilbert, F and Vranic, A, Paedophilia, Invasive Brain Surgery, and Punishment, Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 12, (3) pp. 521-526. ISSN 1176-7529 (2015) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2015 Journal of Bioethical Inquiry This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Journal of bioethical inquiry. The final authenticated version is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11673-015-9647-3
DOI: doi:10.1007/s11673-015-9647-3
Abstract
A possible relationship between brain tumours and acquired
behavioural changes, including criminal conduct,
has been and is still the focus of a multidisciplinary
debate (Gilbert and Focquaert 2015). A significant number
of clinical cases demonstrating behavioural changes
and cognitive impairment due to brain lesions have been
reported in the medical literature for many decades
(Vidor 1951; Lishman 1968). A previous study we
conducted on eighty-six patients suffering from brain
lesions, revealing that 38 per cent developed disruptive
personality and behavioural changes (including hypersexuality
and aggressiveness), aligns with these clinical
reports (Vranič and Gilbert 2014). However, even if a
correlation between acquired behavioural changes and
brain tumours seems to be a plausible medical hypothesis,
its exact legal and ethical interpretation is not.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Invasive Brain intervention, Pedophilia, treatment, punishment |
| Research Division: | Philosophy and Religious Studies |
| Research Group: | Applied ethics |
| Research Field: | Ethical use of new technology |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in philosophy and religious studies |
| UTAS Author: | Gilbert, F (Associate Professor Frederic Gilbert) |
| ID Code: | 98094 |
| Year Published: | 2015 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 7 |
| Deposited By: | Arts, Law and Education |
| Deposited On: | 2015-02-02 |
| Last Modified: | 2019-01-04 |
| Downloads: | 24 View Download Statistics |
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