2014 ANNUAL MEETING 1:30 - 3:30 p.m., Thursday, November 14 Neuroscience in the Courts – International Case StudiesNeuroscience raises fundamental questions about the way legal systems attribute responsibility and blame. Despite widespread interest there has been little research into the extent neuroscience actually appears in court. The speakers have adopted similar methodologies, replicating Professor Nita Farahany's approach in the USA, to assess the extent and ways in which defendants are using such evidence in criminal cases in five countries and the success or otherwise of the use of such evidence. A decade ago Greene and Cohen suggested that "for the law, neuroscience changes nothing and everything. "Yet in the last ten years, whilst legal systems have not, so far, been radically overhauled, neuroscience has increasingly appeared in courtrooms. Neuroscience retains the capability to challenge deep seated legal understanding of agency, responsibility, capacity and memory — concepts which are at the core of our legal systems — the long term impact is still unclear. This session will particularly consider court findings in relation to juveniles and adolescents Moderator Lisa Claydon Presenters Nita Farahany Paul Catley Jennifer Chandler Katy de Kogel Calvin Ho |