Neuro-scientific evidence used in criminal cases in US, Europe: Harvard Presidential Fellow
Presidential Fellow, Harvard University and Executive Director, Education and Outreach for MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Law and Neuroscience, USA, Prof Francis X Shen Friday said that neuro-scientific evidence were being used in the adjudication of criminal cases in the US and Europe wherein experts in brain sciences are called to testify in the courtroom.
Addressing the participants during a workshop organised by the School of Legal Studies, Central University of Kashmir (CUK) through online mode, Prof Francis spoke on the relationship between brain science and law, an emerging field known as legal neuroscience or neuro-law.