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SANCHEZ MARTIN, María de las Matas. Complexity of the situation in which the making decision during mild brain neurodegeneration is performed. InterSedes [online]. 2013, vol.14, n.28, pp.109-133. ISSN 2215-2458.

When the diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or Alzheimer's disease (AD) mild, brain injuries are already observable in neuropsychological and neuroimaging, although usually considered at that time that there is preservation of the subject competition for decision making. In this paper, after a brief mention of previous concepts and an elementary definition of neurodegenerative processes mentioned above, an analysis of brain findings present at the time of diagnosis, in order to problematize the notion of abstract and biolegal making neuroethics perspective founded in each case.

Palabras clave : Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI); Alzheimer Disease (AD); decision making; informed consent; cortex; amygdala; somatic markers; biological disadvantage.

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