February 22

Neuroscience And The Law, Video

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Neuroscience and the law

In this video, hosted by the University of Akron Law School, neuroscientist Hank Greely talks to lawyers and law students about the prediction of behaviour, detecting lies, consciousness, and cognitive enhancement. The talk was delivered as part of a symposium. It is presented in Adobe Flash format and is one hour, five minutes in length. It should be useful for students and teachers.

http://www.uakron.edu/law/video/neuroscience/keynote.dot

February 21

False Confessions

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The psychology and power of false confessions

This article, written by academic Ian Herbert and published in the journal Observer (the organ of the US-based Association for Psychological Science), provides an overview of current research into false confessions and the impact they can have on the judicial process. The article should be useful for students, teachers and researchers. http://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/getArticle.cfm?id=2590

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January 08

Neurolaw And Criminal Justice, An Online Guide

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Neurolaw and Criminal Justice
Online guide looking at forensic neuroscience and criminal justice in the United States written by Ken Strutin who is Director of Legal Information Services at the New York State Defenders Association. The guide was published on LLRX.com in December 2008 and provides an introduction to the debate around the use of neuroscience in criminal cases including brain scanning to determine if a person is fit to stand trial. The author provides background to the science and gives links to news sources including blogs, recent publications, research centres, journals and professional bodies. There are extracts from scholarly articles and links to the full text. Topics covered include brain scanning and fingerprinting, neuroimaging and lie detection. LLRX.com (Law Library Resource Xchange) is a free online web journal for legal information professionals. Intute.ac.uk
http://www.llrx.com/features/neurolaw.htm