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Exploring Tourette's

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Tourette Syndrome is often discussed under the rubric of "neurodiversity". But does neurology tell the whole story?(Photo: Getty Images / Wildpixel)

Tourette Syndrome is not well understood, even by clinicians, and it raises a host of fascinating philosophical questions around volition and free will. Is Tourette's-related behaviour intentional? And if it is, should it be understood as action that carries moral responsibility? This week, a conversation with a philosopher and parent of a child with Tourette's.

Guest: Lisa Curtis-Wendlandt, Honorary Fellow, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne

Producer: David Rutledge

Chasing Tourette's: Time, Freedom and the Missing Self (Springer 2023)

Tourette Syndrome Association of Australia Inc. - supporting people affected by Tourette Syndrome

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Philosophy, Neuroscience, Ethics