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My Brain Made Me Do It: The Use of Neuroscience in Criminal Law
Ms Stefania Albertani killed her sister, burned the body and then attempted to kill her parents. Following her conviction in an Italian court, an interesting piece of evidence was adduced to...
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Fighting Straw-men: Response to a Poor Critique of Eagleman and NeuroLaw +...
Don’t put the brain on trial is the catch cry of professors Jennifer Gruenke and Justin D. Barnard in response to a series of articles by neuroscientist and author David Eagleman, PhD on how our...
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Could fMRI Lie Detection Be Admitted As Evidence In Australia?
I found an excellent article by Leanne Houston and Amy Vierboom on “Neuroscience and Law” where the question was asked whether lie detection based on functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is...
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The Myth of “Alcohol Fuelled Violence”
Lets face it, everyone loves a drink, more than a few drinks for that matter. Although the public express their disgust at the “binge drinking culture” of young people, more than a few of them are...
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Naked Seizures
Over at Mind Hacks they mention an interesting case from Journal of Forensic Sciences on the surprisingly complexity of epileptic fits, one case which resulted in an urge to remove clothing. The post...
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