Amygdala modification as a means to favorably modify behavior: Exploring the ethical issues.

D. John Doyle MD PhD DPhilProfessor Emeritus, Case Western Reserve UniversityPersonal WebPage: danieljohndoyle.comPersonal eMail: [email protected]: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2861-2992Subtitle: Ethics of Surgical Brain RemodelingAI Disclosure: AI was used for brainstorming, grammar correction, artwork generation, text critiquing, text generation, and (especially) for conducting literature searches. Regardless, the author bears full responsibility for the quality of all material formally posted (as opposed to preliminary, unedited material merely residing in a private digital sandbox ).Planned Distribution: This is an essay intended for eventual posting on Authorea or similar academic publishing platform.