Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-4-2018
Abstract
This chapter suggests that for conceptual, empirical, and practical reasons, neuroscience in general and non-invasive brain imaging in particular are not likely to revolutionize the law and our conception of ourselves, but may make modest contributions to legal policy and case adjudication if the legal relevance of the science is properly understood.
Repository Citation
Morse, Stephen J., "Neurohype and the Law: A Cautionary Tale" (2018). Faculty Scholarship. 2006.
https://scholarship.law.upenn.edu/faculty_scholarship/2006
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Publication Citation
In The Dark Side of Imaging (Amir Raz & Robert Thibault eds, Elsevier forthcoming).