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NEUROSCIENCE AND THE LAW

The courts have historically deciphered intent and past occurrences by the exchange of dialogue between attorneys, witnesses, plaintiffs and defendants. As scientists have gained more insight to the inner workings of the human brain, there is an increased potential to apply science to such matters as deception, mental health, memory, and addiction. Through a series of judicial seminars and an invitational workshop, AAAS has explored the ways in which neuroscience may impact the legal system.

 

 
Public image courtesy of U.S. State Courts Judicial Seminars on Emerging Issues in Neuroscience
[2006-present]

AAAS and its collaborators have convened seminars to inform judges of the issues they may encounter in light of new developments in neuroscience.  Selected federal and state judges have heard leading neuroscientists reflect on such topics as the neuroscience of pain, violence and the brain, memory and lie detection, states of consciousness, and others. More...


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Neuroethics Society Annual Meeting
[2008]

The first annual meeting of the Neuroethics Society was hosted by AAAS at its Washington, DC headquarters on November 13-14, 2008. Topics that were addressed include: the neuroethics of pediatric bipolar disorder, cognitive enhancement, neuroscience and policy, and the neuroethics of forensic neuroscience. More...

Podcasts and pictures from the event are available here.


neurolaw Invitational Workshop
[2003]

Lawyers, judges, legal scholars, philosophers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and neuroscientists gathered in September 2003 to discuss the emerging relationship between neuroscience and law. More...


 
 

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