Minds, Brains, and Law: The Conceptual Foundations of Law and Neuroscience

by Dennis Patterson and Michael S. Pardo

Book Overview

Cognitive neuroscientists have deepened our understanding of the complex relationship between mind and brain and complicated the relationship between mental attributes and law. New arguments and conclusions based on functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), electroencephalography (EEG), and other increasingly sophisticated technologies are being applied to debates and processes in the legal field, from lie detection to legal doctrine surrounding...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199812136
• ISBN13: 9780199812134
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: OUP Us
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"