Fair Trade: The Legacy of Osler and Penfield for Neuroscience and Ethics

Auteurs-es

  • Joseph J. Fins Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York; Rockefeller University, New York; Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7221-0053

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.7202/1122847ar

Mots-clés :

William Osler, Wilder Penfield, neuroéthique, neurosciences, collaboration internationale, histoire de la médecine

Langue(s) :

Anglais

Résumé

Dans cet essai, j’explore les contributions transfrontalières de William Osler et Wilder Penfield aux neurosciences et à l’éthique, et je plaide en faveur d’une collaboration continue entre le Canada et les États-Unis.

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Publié

2026-01-20

Comment citer

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Fins JJ. Fair Trade: The Legacy of Osler and Penfield for Neuroscience and Ethics. Can. J. Bioeth 2026;9:43-5. https://doi.org/10.7202/1122847ar.