Law and the Brain

by Semir Zeki

Book Overview

Applying our new found knowledge from neuroscience to the discipline of law seems a natural development - the making, considering, and enforcing of law of course rests on mental processes. However, there are real issues that the legal system will face as neurobiological studies continue to relentlessly probe the human mind. This volume represents the first serious attempt to address questions of law as reflecting brain activity, emphasizing that it...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198570112
• ISBN13: 9780198570110
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 9.4"