Neuroscience and the law
New insights into the neural processes that underlie cognition and behaviour have led to discussions about the relevance of these discoveries for the criminal justice system. Conversely, laws can influence neuroscience, for example, with regard to psychoactive drugs and stem cell research. Nature Reviews Neuroscience presents a series of articles that explore the interaction between neuroscience and the law.
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2014
February 2014 Vol 15 No 2
Functional MRI-based lie detection: scientific and societal challenges
Martha J. Farah, J. Benjamin Hutchinson, Elizabeth A. Phelps & Anthony D. Wagner
January 2014 Vol 15 No 1
Neurocriminology: implications for the punishment, prediction and prevention of criminal behaviour
Andrea L. Glenn & Adrian Raine
2013
December 2013 Vol 14 No 12
Memory development: implications for adults recalling childhood experiences in the courtroom
Mark L. Howe
October 2013 Vol 14 No 10
Neuroscientists in court
Owen D. Jones, Anthony D. Wagner, David L. Faigman & Marcus E. Raichle
September 2013 Vol 14 No 9
The neuroscience of memory: implications for the courtroom
Joyce W. Lacy & Craig E. L. Stark
August 2013 Vol 14 No 8
Effects of Schedule I drug laws on neuroscience research and treatment innovation
David J. Nutt, Leslie A. King & David E. Nichols
July 2013 Vol 14 No 7
The influence of neuroscience on US Supreme Court decisions about adolescents' criminal culpability
Laurence Steinberg