Steinberg Quoted in The New Yorker
Research Network Member and Temple University Distinguished University Professor of Psychology Laurence Steinberg was quoted in a recent article published by The New Yorker titled “The Terrible Teens:...
View ArticleResearch Network Granted $1.4M in Additional Funding
The Research Network on Law and Neuroscience was recently granted an additional $1.4 million from the MacArthur Foundation for continued work into the implications of neuroscience for criminal justice....
View ArticleHow the Brain Makes Blame and Punishment Decisions
New work by researchers at Vanderbilt University and Harvard University confirms that a specific area of the brain, the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, is crucial to punishment decisions. Researchers...
View ArticleNew Overview of the Field of Law and Neuroscience
A new encyclopedia entry — on the topic “Law and Neuroscience” — is now available here. It appears in the International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences (2nd Edition, 2015).
View ArticleThose Convicted as Juveniles Who are Serving Life Without Parole Hope the...
Kevin Davis recently wrote an ABA Journal article on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Miller v. Alabama that mandatory sentences of life without parole for juveniles convicted of murder were cruel...
View ArticleAdolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study
Research Network Member BJ Casey was recently awarded of a research project site grant via the NIH’s Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study which is a “landmark study about the effects of...
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 ArticleScience in Court: Courage of Conviction
Nature recently published an article by Virginia Gewin titled “Science in Court: Courage of Conviction.” This article explores the crucial role of expert witnesses in bringing science into the legal...
View ArticleFive Studies: Why Kids Who Kill Are Getting a Second Chance
Research Network Members BJ Casey, Stephen J. Morse, and Larry Steinberg were all cited in a recent piece run by the Pacific Standard titled, “Five Studies: Why Kids Who Kill Are Getting a Second...
View ArticleLaurence Steinberg on adolescent brain development and legal policy
Drawing on findings from a 20-year program of work on adolescent decision making and risk taking, Laurence Steinberg, PhD discussed the United States Supreme Court’s rationale in three cases during the...
View ArticleThe EANL Law, New Technologies & Neuroscience Winter School 2016
The EANL Law, New Technologies & Neuroscience Winter School will take place at the University of Pavia (Italy) from February 15-20, 2016. Applications are still being accepted. The EANL Law, New...
View ArticleFellowship Opportunities at the National Institute of Justice
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is looking for doctoral students with innovative research that aims to solve problems faced by criminal justice practitioners. Apply to be part of one of NIJ’s...
View ArticleResearch Network Announcements & Awards
We are pleased to announce a variety of news items involving Research Network Members as well as Research Network Scholars: Faigman Named Acting Chancellor & Dean of UC Hastings: Research Network...
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 ArticleNeuroimaging in the Courtroom: A Perspective From the Witness Stand
Penn Neuroscience & Society Public Talk Series (2015-2016): Neuroimaging in the Courtroom: A Perspective From the Witness Stand Geoffrey K. Aguirre, MD, PhD, Penn Department of Neurology March 3,...
View ArticlePersonal injury lawyers turn to neuroscience to back claims of chronic pain
The ABA Journal has run a piece by Kevin Davis titled “Personal injury lawyers turn to neuroscience to back claims of chronic pain.” To read the full article, visit:...
View ArticleThe Brain Gets Its Day in Court
The Atlantic recently published a piece by Greg Miller titled, “The Brain Gets Its Day in Court” which revolves around a “…new study [which] found that the number of judicial opinions referencing...
View ArticleWhen Is an Adolescent an Adult?
A team led by Research Network Member BJ Casey recently published an article in Psychological Science titled “When Is an Adolescent an Adult? Assessing Cognitive Control in Emotional and Nonemotional...
View ArticlePoverty, Violence, and the Developing Mind
The Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Law, Brain and Behavior will host a panel event today titled Poverty, Violence, and the Developing Mind. “Concentrated poverty is on the rise, and an...
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...
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