Resumen

BROWN MARTINEZ, Marta; VALDES GONZALEZ, Yamilé  y  GONZALEZ ORTIZ, Edilberto. Consequences of the development of neurosciences in the solution of social problems. Rev Hum Med [online]. 2012, vol.12, n.2, pp.262-275. ISSN 1727-8120.

The development of scientific knowledge has challenged the metaphysical ideas, prohibitions, and taboos that in most cases have stuck the mankind scientific advance. This advance has always been there to solve men’s increasing problems, such as the development of neurosciences and its application to solve human problems. Nowadays, neurosciences have reached such a great level that, new concepts, trends, and contradictions have come out. Several aspects about the contribution of neurosciences to the social development, as well as the risks and current limitations that could occur are analyzed in this work.

Palabras clave : Neurosciences; social problems; disease.

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