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The Human Brain In the past two decades,
neuroscientists, psychologists and other researchers have made huge
strides in understanding the human brain. The implications of these
findings are profound. For example, New York Times columnist
David Brooks has argued that they are forcing society to renegotiate
the "Morality Line, the spot where background forces stop and
individual choice - and individual responsibility - begins" (4/19/2007).
Looking to the future, The
Economist has recently concluded that"neuroscience is one
area where big concepts certainly remain to be discovered. And when
they are, they are likely to upend humanity's understanding of itself"
(December 19, 2006).
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