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  • Read more: Memory, Trauma, and Asylum Law: A Role for Neuroscience?

    Memory, Trauma, and Asylum Law: A Role for Neuroscience?

    This post is part of our Eighth Annual Health Law Year in P/Review symposium. You can read all of the posts in the series here. Learn more about the event and stay tuned for video of each session on the Petrie-Flom Center’s website. By Francis X. Shen and Aldis H. Petriceks Today hundreds of thousands of asylum…

    People taking part in the "Lights4Liberty" protests against President Trump's planned ICE raids against immigrants and the detention centers along the southern border. The protestor is carrying a sign that reads, "Child detention camps destroy children."
  • Read more: Pain on the Brain: A Week of Guest Posts on Pain Neuroimaging & Law

    Pain on the Brain: A Week of Guest Posts on Pain Neuroimaging & Law

    By Amanda C. Pustilnik This week, the Petrie-Flom Center of Harvard Law School and the Center for Law, Brain & Behavior (CLBB) at Massachusetts General Hospital are hosting a series of posts on how brain imaging can help the law address issues of physical and emotional pain. Our contributors are world leaders in their fields,…

  • Read more: Exploring the Brain in Pain: An Applied Neuroscience & Law Initiative

    Exploring the Brain in Pain: An Applied Neuroscience & Law Initiative

    By Amanda C. PustilnikI am excited to join the Petrie-Flom Center as the first Senior Fellow in Law & Applied Neuroscience. This fellowship is the product of an innovative partnership between the Petrie-Flom Center and the Center for Law, Brain and Behavior (CLBB) at Massachusetts General Hospital. This partnership aims to translate developments in neuroscience…