About this Research Network
Funded from 2007 to the present.
The MacArthur Research Network on Law and Neuroscience is examining multiple effects of modern neuroscience on criminal law and trying to make neuroscience accessible and beneficial to America’s courtrooms. Read More
Research
March 17, 2017 - Publication
Neuroscience Could Reveal Criminal Intent
Researchers at Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech, and Yale universities have discovered that brain scans can identify differences between criminal intent and reckless behavior, in a study supported by the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Law and Neuroscience. Read More
January 12, 2017 - Publication
Applying Neuroscientific Lie Detection in Court
A brief from the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Law and Neuroscience assesses the potential and pitfalls of using neuroscientific lie detection technology in court. Read More
September 22, 2016 - Publication
Understanding Neuroscience and the Law
A brief published by the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Law and Neuroscience provides an overview of “neurolaw” – the intersection between law and neuroscience. The brief summarizes opportunities and limitations in this new field as neuroscientific ... Read More
April 19, 2015 - Publication
Considering Ethics and Neuroscience in the Justice System
The report addresses the intersection of neuroscience and the legal system and cites 16 works by members of the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Law and Neuroscience. Read More
September 9, 2014 - Publication
Book Maps Possibilities at the Intersection of Law and Neuroscience
A book released by The MacArthur Research Network on Law and Neuroscience is designed to be the definitive reference for judges, lawyers, and students on the intersection of law and neuroscience. Read More
April 9, 2012 - Publication
Neuroscience Gains Traction in American Courtrooms
An article co-authored by MacArthur Research Network on Law and Neuroscience chair Owen Jones finds that American court cases involving neuroscientific law doubled between 2006 and 2009. Read More
October 9, 2007 - Publication
Fact Sheet: About the Law & Neuroscience Project
What is The Law and Neuroscience Project?
The Law and Neuroscience Project is the first systematic effort to bring together the worlds of law and science on questions of how courts should deal with recent breakthroughs ... Read More
