Criminal Justice in a World Without Free Will
By James Flynn Brown Political Review Scientific advancement has often upended long-cherished human beliefs. In the 17th century, the discovery that the Earth was not in fact at the center […]
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Hope or Hype? Neuroscience & Criminal Law
By Stephen J. Morse The Neuroethics Blog The discovery of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in 1991, which permits non-invasive imaging of brain function, and the wide availability of scanners for research […]
The Psychopaths Among Us
By Danielle Egan Discover Robert Hare steps out of the sunlight and into a West Vancouver pub. “Let me see your eyes,” says the 82-year old, piercing me with a […]
The “Just Following Orders” Defense and the Brain
By Joshua Barajas PBS Newshour In a 1962 letter, as a last-ditch effort for clemency, Holocaust organizer Adolf Eichmann wrote that he and other low-level officers were “forced to serve as […]
Can Virtual Reality Prevent Pedophiles from Harming Children in Real Life?
By Cecilia D’Anastasio Broadly Growing up, Camryn had always considered his taste in women particular: short, flat-chested, youthful. The girls he had liked in high school were smaller in stature, a […]
