Browsing Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Works by Subject "law and neuroscience"

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    • Law and Neuroscience 
      Jones, Owen D.; Schall, Jeffrey D.; Shen, Francis X. (Law and Neuroscience, 2014)
      This provides the Summary Table of Contents and Chapter 1 of our coursebook “Law and Neuroscience” (forthcoming April 2014, from Aspen Publishing). Designed for use in both law schools and beyond, the book provides ...
    • Neuroscientists in Court 
      Jones, Owen D.; Wagner, Anthony D.; Faigman, David L.; Raichle, Marcus E. (Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2014)
      Neuroscientific evidence is increasingly being offered in court cases. Consequently, the legal system needs neuroscientists to act as expert witnesses who can explain the limitations and interpretations of neuroscientific ...
    • Predicting the Knowledge--Recklessness Distinction in the Human Brain 
      Jones, Owen D.; Vilares, Iris; Wesley, Michael J.; Ahn, Woo-Young; Bonnie, Richard J.; Hoffman, Morris; Morse, Stephen J.; Yaffe, Gideon; Lohrenz, Terry; Montague, P. Read (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2017-03-21)
      Criminal convictions require proof that a prohibited act was performed in a statutorily specified mental state. Different legal consequences, including greater punishments, are mandated for those who act in a state of ...