Partial Credit for Punishment Look-Alikes and Less-Alikes
People detained before trial usually receive credit toward their sentences if they are convicted. Yesterday, I argued that we are inclined to give credit for time spent in detention, even though it is technically not punishment, because it is sufficiently... (Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog)
Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog - April 12, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Adam Kolber Source Type: blogs
PEBS Neuroethics Roundup (JHU)
Last Edition's Most Popular Article: Spark of Genius: A new technology promises to supercharge your brain with electricity. Is it too good to be true?, Slate In The Popular Press How 'Free Will' Is Implemented in the Brain and Is... (Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog)
Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog - April 11, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: NELB Staff Source Type: blogs
The Mystery of Credit for Time Served
The Supreme Court has held that pretrial detention does not constitute punishment. The received wisdom among most punishment theorists (and courts take a similar position) is that for some treatment to constitute punishment, it needs to be intended as such.... (Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog)
Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog - April 11, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Adam Kolber Source Type: blogs
"Reconsidering Disorders of Consciousness in Light of Neuroscientific Evidence"
Introduction: Reconsidering Disorders of Consciousness in Light of Neuroscientific Evidence by Ralf J. Jox and Katja Kuehlmeyer has been published in the most recent issue of Neuroethics: Abstract Disorders of consciousness pose a substantial ethical challenge to clinical decision making,... (Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog)
Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog - April 11, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: NELB Staff Source Type: blogs
Punishment at the Speed of Light
I have written before about why it's a mistake for theorists to measure the severity of incarceration in objective terms, like months in prison. Here's a new argument adapted from Against Proportional Punishment (Vand. L. Rev., forthcoming 2013): Special relativity... (Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog)
Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog - April 10, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Adam Kolber Source Type: blogs
Bernstein on Bendectin and Scientific Evidence
David Bernstein offers interesting comments on scientific evidence in the U.S. in this blog post. (Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog)
Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog - April 9, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Adam Kolber Source Type: blogs
Conservation of Student Energy
The principle of conservation of student energy holds that the amount of energy students devote to their school work can be neither created nor destroyed. The principle is not literally true, certainly not for all students at all times. But... (Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog)
Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog - April 8, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Adam Kolber Source Type: blogs
PEBS Neuroethics Roundup (JHU)
Last Edition's Most Popular Article: Neuroaesthetics is killing your soul, Nature In The Popular Press A.D.H.D. Seen in 11% of U.S. Children as Diagnoses Rise, New York Times Obama's Plan To Explore The Brain: A 'Most Audacious Project', NPR Shots... (Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog)
Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog - April 5, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: NELB Staff Source Type: blogs
PEBS Neuroethics Roundup (JHU)
Last Edition's Most Popular Article: Why people act out of line with their beliefs, BBC Future In The Popular Press Brain scans predict which criminals are more likely to reoffend, Nature News How An Unlikely Drug Helps Some Children Consumed... (Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog)
Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog - March 28, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: NELB Staff Source Type: blogs
PEBS Neuroethics Roundup (JHU)
Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Last Edition's Most Popular Article: Neurologists Warn Against ADHD Drugs to Help Kids Study, NPR Shots Blog In The Popular Press When Animals Learn to Control Robots, You Know We're in... (Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog)
Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog - March 23, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Adam Kolber Source Type: blogs
"The Law of Futurology" (SMBC Comic)
(via Patrick Lin on FB): (Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog)
Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog - March 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Adam Kolber Source Type: blogs
Love and Human Agency Essay Prize Call for Papers
The announcement below is posted on behalf of Bennett Helm in the Department of Philosophy at Franklin & Marshall College: The project, Love and Human Agency: An Interdisciplinary Investigation (http://www.loveandhumanagency.org), announces a prize competition for essays on love, caring, and... (Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog)
Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog - March 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: NELB Staff Source Type: blogs
"Vagueness in Law" Conference at NYU
From Thursday, March 21 to Saturday, March 23, the NYU philosophy department is hosting a conference entitled, "Vagueness in Law." Here's a link to the recently-revised program. I'll be commenting on the first day. (Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog)
Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog - March 15, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Adam Kolber Source Type: blogs
Conviction in "Cannibal Cop" Case
From the NYT: His lawyer, Julia L. Gatto, called the verdict “devastating” and said the government had not proved its case. “This was a thought prosecution,” she said. “These are thoughts, very ugly thoughts, but we don’t prosecute people for... (Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog)
Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog - March 13, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Adam Kolber Source Type: blogs
"The Problem with Neurolaw"
This article describes and critiques the increasingly popular program of reductive neuroLaw. Law has irrevocably entered the age of neuroscience. Various institutes... (Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog)
Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog - March 2, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: NELB Staff Source Type: blogs
