The Neuroethics Blog highlights the Research Network on Law and Neuroscience
The Neuroethics Blog, hosted by the Center for Ethics, Neuroethics Program at Emory University recently ran a post on “The Future of Law and Neuroscience: An Interview with Owen Jones, The Director of...
View ArticleCongratulations to Martha J. Farah, 2013 SfN Science Educator Award Recipient
Congratulations to Martha J. Farah, 2013 SfN Science Educator Award Recipient! “The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) announced the winners of the science education and outreach awards at Neuroscience...
View ArticleLaw and Neuroscience Winter School 2014
Call for Application: The European Centre for Law, Science and New Technologies, University of Pavia, in cooperation with the European Association for Neuroscience and Law (EANL), organizes the second...
View ArticleResearch Network Knowledge Brief: Network Overview
The MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Law and Neuroscience has recently released a brief Network Overview, which highlights the research of the Network in the areas of mental states, adolescent...
View ArticleNeurolaw News
The MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Law and Neuroscience distributes an e-newsletter, Neurolaw News, which highlights important items of interest for the neurolaw community. These include...
View ArticleThe New York Times Covers Two Brain Death Cases
The New York Times published a story yesterday about two recent brain death cases. Titled “At Issue in 2 Wrenching Cases: What to Do After the Brain Dies,” the article considers the diagnoses of brain...
View ArticleCongratulations to Stephen J. Morse, 2014 Isaac Ray Award Recipient
Congratulations to Stephen J. Morse, 2014 Isaac Ray Award Recipient! The American Psychiatric Association will present this prestigious award to Morse at the Association’s 167th annual meeting in New...
View ArticleNature Reviews Neuroscience Article series on “Neuroscience and the law”
Nature Reviews Neuroscience has run an article series on “Neuroscience and the law” that features the work of several Members of the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Law and Neuroscience....
View ArticleCongratulations to Marcus E. Raichle, Winner of the Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize
Congratulations to Marcus E. Raichle, Winner of the Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize! “The UNC School of Medicine has awarded the 14th Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize to Marcus Raichle, MD, a neurologist from...
View ArticleWhat’s Holding Back American Teenagers?
Slate recently published an interesting article titled “What’s Holding Back American Teenagers?” The piece specifically looks at underachievement in American high schools and calls for pushing high...
View ArticleNeuroethics Job Announcement – Michigan State University
“The Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences at Michigan State University invites applications for a faculty position in bioethics, with a specialization in neuroethics. This will be a...
View ArticleWill There Be a Neurolaw Revolution?
Adam J. Kolber (Brooklyn Law School) recently published “Will There Be a Neurolaw Revolution?” in the Indiana Law Journal. The piece can be downloaded here:...
View ArticleNew Coursebook: “Law and Neuroscience”
The new coursebook “Law and Neuroscience” will be published in May. A brief description of the book – as well as a Sample Chapter, and a Summary Table of Contents – has been posted here:...
View ArticleMarshall M. Weinberg Symposium 2014: Neurolaw
On March 20, 2014 the Marshall M. Weinberg Fund for Philosophy and the Cognitive Sciences at the University of Michigan sponsored Marshall M. Weinberg Symposium 2014: Neurolaw. The 2014 Weinberg...
View ArticleNeurolaw News
The MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Law and Neuroscience distributes an e-newsletter, Neurolaw News, which highlights important items of interest for the neurolaw community. These include...
View ArticleBrocher Foundation Call for Proposals
The Brocher Foundation offers to researchers the opportunity to organize a one and a half day multidisciplinary symposium or a two, three or four day multidisciplinary workshop on the ethical, legal...
View ArticleNew Neurolaw Book — The Punisher’s Brain: The Evolution of Judge and Jury
New Neurolaw Book: The Punisher’s Brain: The Evolution of Judge and Jury Cambridge University Press recently published The Punisher’s Brain: The Evolution of Judge and Jury, by Morris B. Hoffman, a...
View ArticleNew Article: Abnormal Brain Structure in Youth Who Commit Homicide
“Abnormal brain structure in youth who commit homicide” by Cope L.M., Ermer E., Gaudet L.M., Steele V.R., Eckhardt A.L., Arbabshirani M.R., Caldwell M.F., Calhoun V.D., Kiehl K.A., was recently...
View Article“How Evolution Explains the Conflicted Death-Penalty Debate”
The Atlantic recently published an article titled “How Evolution Explains the Conflicted Death-Penalty Debate” which connected societal reactions to the recent botched execution of Clayton Lockett in...
View ArticleCall for Student Papers
Georgia State University and the Atlanta Neuroethics Consortium will host Neuro-Interventions and the Law: Regulating Human Mental Capacity on September 12 – 14, 2014 at Georgia State University. Key...
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