The justice system in the United States has long recognized that juvenile offenders are not the same as adults, and has tried to incorporate those differences into law and policy. But only in recent ...

The Hall Center for Law and Health at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law is holding a conference on October 4, 2013 examinging evolving technologies available to demonstrate mental ...

Adam kindly asked me to be a guest on his blog, so in the next month I’ll be writing about the relationship between having a diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder and being autonomous. I believe this is ...

As an ardent fan of the 1960s television series, The Prisoner, I wanted to begin my first (belated) guest post here with a tribute of sorts to the creator and star of the show, Patrick McGoohan, who ...

Michael McCann (Mississippi, Law) discusses the psychological testing of professional athletes over at his Sports Law Blog. Here is the disclosure that starts his post and prompts a discussion about ...

« The Right to Silence Protects Mental Control | Main | "Happiness Studies and Legal Policy" » PEBS Neuroethics Roundup from JHU Guest Blogger Last Edition's Most Popular Article: Will I?, The Frontal ...

Over the last decade, neuroscientists have made significant strides toward using various brain imaging techniques to determine when a subject is lying. The research is still at early stage, however, ...

« Fellowship at Stanford Center for Law and the Biosciences | Main | Call for Papers: legal and ethical questions in neuroscience and robotics » PEBS Neuroethics Roundup from JHU Guest Blogger ...

Last Edition's Most Popular Article Basic mathematical rules are encoded by primate prefrontal cortex neurons PNAS January 19 2010 In the Academic Literature: Seeking Assent and Respecting Dissent in ...

Technological advances in the field of neuroscience have raised concerns in both the academic and legal communities pertaining to how people evaluate this type of evidence. Neuroimages, such as those ...

According to the Associated Press, later this year, a company will sell a "neuroheadset" designed for use in video games for $299: The headset's sensors are designed to detect conscious thoughts and ...

Last Edition's Most Popular Article Brain scans ‘can distinguish memories,’ say scientists BBC News March 11 2010 In the Academic Literature: Special Section: Philosophical Issues in Neuroethics ...