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Enzyme
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Enzyme
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Target Concepts:
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Query: UNIPROT:P01178 (
oxytocin
)
15,767
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
In this article, the author argues that there are psychological and biological constraints on our moral behaviour, rational decision-making and capacities to love. For example, low
oxytocin
levels can constrain our willingness to cooperate with others, and our capacity to maintain long-term loving relationships. There is also evidence that increasing iodine intake can improve a person's general intelligence, while drugs such as
Modafinil
can enhance cognitive performance. Savulescu argues that we have a moral obligation to remove those constraints, and that we ought to accept these methods of improving our moral behaviour, decision-making, and cognitive functioning.
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PMID:Human liberation: removing biological and psychological barriers to freedom. 2203 83
