The Brain on Trial: Neuroscience and the Law

How insights about the brain affect the course of a criminal trial, from the arguments in a courtroom to the issuing of a sentence, was the topic of the Fred Kavli Public Symposium, held recently at the Society for Neuroscience’s “Neuroscience 2011.” The symposium, titled “The Brain on Trial: Neuroscience and the Law,” examined how advances in neuroscience are both challenging and assisting the judicial system. The Kavli Foundation brought together three experts to discuss this subject further. For more information about the symposium, click here to read the full release.