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., Patterson, Dennis M. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2014, 2014
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