Given the surging interest in neurolaw, readers might wish to check out the latest issue of Behavioral Sciences and the Law. I'm the guest-editor for this special issue which contains these interesting articles (sorry, subscription required):
Introduction to this Issue: The neuroscience and psychology of moral decision making and the law
Steven K. Erickson, Alan R. Felthous
Neuroscience and the law: Philosophical differences and practical constraints
Daniel A. Martell
Neurobiology of empathy and callousness: Implications for the development of antisocial behavior
Elizabeth A. Shirtcliff, Michael J. Vitacco, Alexander R. Graf, Andrew J. Gostisha, Jenna L. Merz, Carolyn Zahn-Waxler
The development of decision-making capacities in children and adolescents: Psychological and neurological perspectives and their implications for juvenile defendants
Praveen Kambam, Christopher Thompson
Non-invasive brain stimulation in the detection of deception: Scientific challenges and ethical consequences
Bruce Luber, Carl Fisher, Paul S. Appelbaum, Marcus Ploesser, Sarah H. Lisanby
Concepts of intentional control
Hans-Ludwig Kröber
Neuroscience, moral reasoning, and the law
Joshua J. Knabb, Robert K. Welsh, Joseph G. Ziebell, Kevin S. Reimer
Behavioral and neurological foundations for the moral and legal implications of intoxication, addictive behaviors and disinhibition
Robert F. Leeman, Jon E. Grant, Marc N. Potenza
Brain lesions and their implications in criminal responsibility
Shelley Batts
Emotional evidence and jurors' judgments: the promise of neuroscience for informing psychology and law
Jessica M. Salerno, Bette L. Bottoms

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