My Brain Made Me Do It
My Brain Made Me Do It – My Brain Made Me Do It The cornerstone of our legal system is free will: anyone who is not insane is accountable for crimes ranging from tax evasion to murder. But an emerging body of science is challenging that notion, using brain scans and genetic testing to suggest that some people may be born criminals. Does neuroscience really support the idea that some people can’t help but break the law? What happens if we can detect criminal propensity in toddlers? Should criminals diagnosed as psychopaths spend less time in prison because it’s not their fault, or additional time because they are more likely to act again? And what happens to our basic legal framework if almost any defendant can say, “My brain made me do it”? Actions Speak Louder than Images Stephen J. Morse Associate Director, Center for Neuroscience & Society, University of Pennsylvania Law School Does the Brain Scan Tell All? Kent Kiehl Associate Professor of Psychology, University of New Mexico Kayla Pope Director of Neurobehavioral Research, Boys Town National Research Hospital Sally Satel Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute Psychiatrist, Partners in Drug Abuse and Rehabilitation Counseling Moderator Laura Helmuth Science and Health Editor, Slate Empathy and the Adolescent Brain Abigail Marsh Assistant Professor of Psychology,Georgetown University Not Guilty By Reason of Biology Gary Marchant Lincoln Professor of Emerging Technologies, Law, and Ethics; Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona …
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