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Science in court: Head case

Last year, functional magnetic resonance imaging made its debut in court. Virginia Hughes asks whether the technique is ready to weigh in on the fate of murderers.

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See Editorial, page 325 , News Features, pages 344 and 347 , Opinion, page 351 , and online at http://www.nature.com/scienceincourt .

Virginia Hughes is a freelance writer in New York City.

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Hughes, V. Science in court: Head case. Nature 464, 340–342 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/464340a

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