Resumen

FRIAS HERNANDEZ, Liset María; GUERRA LABRADA, Anai  y  GUILLEN VERANO, IIÁngela María. Social implications of scientific-technological research in Senior Citizens' Neurosurgery. Rev Hum Med [online]. 2018, vol.18, n.1, pp.137-153. ISSN 1727-8120.

A bibliographical review was conducted with the aim of assessing the social implications of scientific-technological research in Senior Citizens' Neurosurgery through the characterization of the current state of the process, the determining factors that favor or stop its development and the social impact it generates. In this field, scientific-technological research is conditioned on social necessities typical of the current context. Policies, legislations and the infrastructures that favor it have been identified. Nevertheless, there are limitations. Technological production directed towards cognitive rehabilitation and stimulation continues to rise using mainly software and applications. The research on the impact of these tools has produced contradictory results, which limit their social transformation power. It was reached the conclusion that in Cuba, there's a need to stimulate technology transfer, technological innovation and the creation of intervention alternatives adapted to senior citizens' social-economic reality.

Palabras clave : neurosurgery; senior citizen; technology.

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