NEUROSCIENCE AND THE LAW

Judicial Seminars on Emerging Issues in Neuroscience

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 moral decision, violence and the brain, memory and lie detection, and states of consciousness.  Please see the following links for more details on specific seminars that have taken place across the country. The latest seminar took place on October 5-6, 2009 in Gulfport, FL at Stetson University Law School.

In July of 2009, AAAS received the 2009 Judicial Education Award from the the ABA Judicial Division's National Conference of Specialized Court Judges for our judicial seminar work on emerging neuroscience issues.

Agendas:

• June 2006: The DANA Center, Washington, DC
• December 2006: Stanford University, Stanford, CA
• November 2007: National Judicial College, Reno, NV | Read News Story
• May 2008: American Bar Association, Chicago, IL
• August 2008 : American Bar Association, New York, NY
• October 2008: Rice University, Houston, TX
• November 2008: Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC
• May 2009: National Judicial College, Reno, NV
• July 2009: American Bar Association, Chicago, IL
• October 2009: Stetson University, Gulfport, FL
  

More Information: July 2006 News Article | January 2008 News Article | August 2009 News Article | Speaker Bios/Powerpoint Presentations provided by the National Center for State Courts