Here is xkcd on the dangers of sloppy brain imaging studies: (Cross-posted at Prawfsblawg) ...

In my paper “Principles of justice as the basis for public policy on psycho-pharmacological cognitive enhancement”, I analyzed the debate on cognitive enhancement drugs. The conclusion was that some ...

Psychologists David McCabe and Alan Castel have an article in Cognition describing three experiments on how brain images may bias (or at least influence) lay reasoning. The paper is certain to be of ...

This post is adapted from my new draft article, The Experiential Future of the Law. Comments on the article are welcome at akolber “at” sandiego.edu: The reason that the measurement of distress seems ...

Wired news posted this piece of sexy neurotechnology news last week: Researchers at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, are exploring the possibility of a biometric security device that will use a ...

Yesterday, I attended a panel discussion in the federal courthouse at 500 Pearl St. to kickoff the MacArthur Foundation's $10M grant to support research at the intersection of law and neuroscience.

In November 2007, the New York Times published an op-ed entitled, "This is Your Brain on Politics," by Marco Iacoboni et al. Soon thereafter, the Neuroethics & Law Blog featured a guest post by Martha ...

Sjors Ligthart (Tilburg University and postdoc at Utrecht University) and Christoph Bublitz (University of Hamburg) have submitted the following guest post: Are New Human Rights Needed for ...

Armin Alimardani (University of Wollongong - School of Law) has published "An empirical study of the use of neuroscience in sentencing in New South Wales, Australia” on SSRN. Here is the abstract: ...

Gregory Antill (Columbia Law School) has published, "Rights, Reasons, and Culpability in Tort Law and Criminal Law" on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This article considers how a mens rea regime growing ...

Aya Gruber (University of Colorado Law School) has published "Sex Exceptionalism in Criminal Law" on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Sex crimes are the worst crimes. People widely believe that sexual ...

Sjors Ligthart (Utrecht University, Tilburg University) has published "Freedom of Thought: Absolute Protection of Mental Privacy and Mental Integrity?" on SSRN. Here ...