Neurolaw and Responsibility for Action

[摘要] Edited by Bebhinn Donnelly-Lazarov. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK and New York; 2018. 302 pp. $81.15.neurolawfMRImens reatestimonylyingNeurolaw and Responsibility for Action is a multidisciplinary compendium addressing the new and controversial field of neurolaw. Chapters address whether connections can be made between modern research in neuroscience and legal responsibility. In other words, can various brain abnormalities be correlated with or causative of criminal behavior? Might such associations have legal ramifications and im-pacts on treatment or prevention? Contributors include those from the fields of law, neuroscience, philosophy, criminology, and psychology. From these disparate disciplines, the contributors debate the merits of linking brain and behavior in the courtroom.

[学科分类] 儿科学

[关键词] neurolaw;fMRI;mens rea;testimony;lying