Minds, brains, and law
Subtitle: the conceptual foundations of law and neuroscience
By: Michael S. Pardo and Dennis Patterson
Contributors: Patterson, Dennis M. (Dennis Michael), 1955- author
Series: Oxford scholarship online
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780199368594
Subjects: Brain; Cognitive neuroscience; Jurisprudence; Law; Philosophy; Practice of law; Psychological aspects
Description: 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 integration of neuroscientific research into substantive legal doctrines. The book uses its explorations to inform a corrective inquiry into the mistaken inferences and conceptual errors that arise from mismatched concepts, such as the mental disconnect of what constitutes 'lying' on a lie detection test.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.