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Research Malpractice and the Issue of Incidental Findings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

Alan C. Milstein
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and functional MRI (fMRI) are important tools for neuroscience research because of their capability for investigating both the structure and function of the brain. The fMRI image extends traditional anatomical imaging of the MRI to include maps of human brain function. The ability to observe brain function opens an array of opportunities to research brain organization, neurological status, and neurosurgical risk. Neurological research is, thus, burgeoning. For example, Columbia University currently has several ongoing protocols investigating fMRI’s future role in neurosurgical planning, pain management, and understanding the physiological basis for neurological disorders as well as cognitive and perceptual events. One can imagine research proposals, both important and trivial, on such topics as whether brain imaging can shed light on the nature of dreams, memory, speech development, love, anger, or addiction.

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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 36 , Issue 2 , Summer 2008 , pp. 356 - 360
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Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 2008

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