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a Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, Faculty of Philosophy, b Oxford Future of Humanity Institute, Faculty of Philosophy & James Martin 21st Century School, Oxford University, Oxford, OX1 1PT, United Kingdom
Key Words: cognitive enhancement • cognition • intelligence • biotechnology • collective enhancement • mental training • converging technologies
Address for correspondence: Anders Sandberg, Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, Faculty of Philosophy, Oxford University, Littlegate House, 16/17 St. Ebbe's St. Oxford, OX1 1PT. United Kingdom. Voice: +44(0)1865-286877; fax: +44(0)1865-286886. e-mail: anders.sandberg{at}philosophy.ox.ac.uk
Cognitive enhancement, the amplification or extension of core capacities of the mind, has become a major topic in bioethics. But cognitive enhancement is a prime example of a converging technology where individual disciplines merge and issues transcend particular local discourses. This article reviews currently available methods of cognitive enhancement and their likely near-term prospects for convergence.
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