neurolaw


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neurolaw

(noor′ō-law, nūr′) [″ + ″]
That branch of the system of justice that treats problems resulting from injuries or illnesses of the central or peripheral nervous system.
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Although concerns have been expressed about what Tallis (2011) has termed "neuromania"--the view that the complexity of human consciousness can be reduced to neural activity--neuroscience research methods are nevertheless being applied to an array of new fields, such as neuroaesthetics, neurotheology, neurolaw, neuroeconomics, and neuroeducation, to name a few.
Exploring Neuromarketing and Its Reliance on Remote Sensing: Social and Ethical Concerns
LAW firm Hugh James has appointed Ciaran McCabe as a partner to work in its neurolaw team.
Ciaran McCabe joins law firm Hugh James' neurolaw team
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Shen, The Law and Neuroscience Bibliography: Navigating the Emerging Field of Neurolaw, 38 Int'l J.
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Garcia-Lopez presents the book Forensic Psychopathology, Law, Neuroscience and Criminal Justice System, where he introduces the Neurolaw concept in an innovative way in the context of Latin American publications, being one of the first texts on the subject written in Spanish.
Neurosciences and forensic psychopathology: contributions to law and the administration of justice
Molecular neuroeconomics of crime and punishment: Implications for neurolaw.
Teoria de agencia: una revision del origen biologico del delito
conceptualized the "law" part of neurolaw as limited to what
Neurolegislation: how U.S. legislators are using brain science
Shen offers a novel overview of neurolaw and mental privacy and considers how the law should treat different types of government-compelled neuroimaging evidence and other neuroscience evidence, including lie detection and mind reading.
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Although neurolaw is a relatively new field, courts have relied on
Neuroscience in the courtroom: an international concern
Morse, "Avoiding Irrational Neurolaw Exuberance: A Plea for Neuromodesty," Mercer Law Review 62 (2011): 837-859.
Should the science of adolescent brain development inform public policy: neuroscience has made tremendous progress in studying the adolescent brain, opening opportunities--and raising challenges--for using the knowledge to inform a variety of public policies
By its very nature, brain injury affects people for life and needs expert, skilled handling to ensure their care is secure for the rest of their life," says Andrew Harding, partner and head of the neurolaw team at Hugh James.
'Life is like a rugby ball: you never know in what direction it will bounce next... ' ADVERTISING FEATURE (Yoshiro Mori, Japanese Prime Minister)
Gamboa & Paul Prachyl, The Vocational Economic Consequences of Brain Injury: An Update, NEUROLAW LETTER, July 1999, at 73.
Representing the mildly brain-injured client
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