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Nature 436, 178-179 (14 July 2005) | doi:10.1038/436178a; Published online 13 July 2005

Dissecting the right brain

Paul Bloom1

BOOK REVIEWEDThe Ethical Brain

by Michael S. Gazzaniga

Dana Press: 2005. 226 pp. £17.50, $25.00

It matters to me what Michael Gazzaniga thinks about the brain and, if you live in the United States, it should matter to you too. In 2002, Gazzaniga was appointed to the President's Council on Bioethics and so his views on cloning, euthanasia, neurological enhancement and embryonic stem cell research will help shape US law and policy.