Minds, brains, and law : the conceptual foundations of law and neuroscience /

Pardo and Patterson assess the philosophical questions that arise when neuroscientific research and technology are applied in the legal system. It examines the arguments favouring the increased use of neuroscience in law, the means for assessing its reliability in legal proceedings, and the integrat...

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Main Authors: Pardo, Michael S. (Author), Patterson, Dennis M. (Dennis Michael), 1955- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
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Summary:Pardo and Patterson assess the philosophical questions that arise when neuroscientific research and technology are applied in the legal system. It examines the arguments favouring the increased use of neuroscience in law, the means for assessing its reliability in legal proceedings, and the integration of neuroscientific research into substantive legal doctrines. The book uses its explorations to inform a corrective inquiry into the mistaken inferences and conceptual errors that arise from mismatched concepts, such as the mental disconnect of what constitutes 'lying' on a lie detection test.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199368594
0199368597