Moral Decisions in the Law: What’s the Brain Got to Do with It? April 8, 2015 12:00 PM Harvard Law School Wasserstein Hall, Room 3019 1585 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, MA [Map] Law – particularly criminal law – is infused with moral judgment and calls upon prosecutors, judges, and jurors to make morally-informed decisions. But where does…
by Zachary Shapiro In the course of my year-long project with Petrie-Flom, I am studying the potential impact of neuroimaging techniques on criminal law. During the course of my research, I found a story of an individual whose case presents difficult questions for our conceptions of criminal guilt and responsibility. [1] While this may be…
A Dialogue on Agency, Responsibility, and the Brain with Stephen Morse Thursday, February 12, 2015, 12:00 PM Wasserstein Hall, 3019 Harvard Law School 1585 Massachusetts Avenue…
A Dialogue on Agency, Responsibility, and the Brain with Stephen Morse Thursday, February 12, 2015, 12:00 PM Wasserstein Hall, 3019 Harvard Law School 1585 Massachusetts Avenue…
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…
