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The role of neuroscience in lawmaking, criminal punishment, and rehabilitation.
by David Eagleman and Jyotpal Singh
Jyotpal Singh is a Research Fellow at the Baylor College of Medicine Initiative on Law, Brains, and Behavior, a second year Law Student at the University of Houston Law Center, and the Editor-in-Chief of the Houston Business and Tax Law Journal. See full bio
May 12, 2008, Law and Crime

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The Intersections Between Neuroscience and Law

By Jyotpal Singh on May 12, 2008 in Neurisprudence

Law, as a human institution, is a system for governing human behavior...The brain, as an organ, is the physiological system that governs individual behavior...Thus, at their very core, law and neuroscience are intimately interwoven. Read More

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