Adolescent brain science has already transformed juvenile justice policy. As we see from recent Supreme Court rulings that ended the death penalty and life without parole for juveniles, the Court is predisposed to appreciate arguments that indicate that adolescents are neurobiologically different from adults. Brain science may also elucidate neurodevelopmental [...]

Pain is at the heart of legal areas from tort to torture, and yet legal decision-makers may be relying on scientifically outmoded concepts of pain and its effects. This Symposium will bring together legal and medical experts to discuss: Recent scientific breakthroughs in the understanding of pain, including long-term neurological [...]

On April 17, 2014, the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Law, Brain and Behavior will host Scott Lilienfeld, co-author of Brainwashed: The Seductive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience, along with Joshua Greene and Joshua Buckholtz for an evening of discussion.  The event will be held from 7-9pm at the Joseph Martin Conference Center of Harvard Medical Center in the Longwood [...]