Law & Neuroscience: The Case of Solitary Confinement

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Authors and Corporations: Lobel, Jules, Akil, Huda
In: Daedalus, 147, 2018, 4, p. 61-75
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MIT Press - Journals
Media Type: Article, E-Article

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Physical Description: 61-75
ISSN: 1548-6192
0011-5266
DOI: 10.1162/daed_a_00520
published in: Daedalus
Language: English
Subjects:
History and Philosophy of Science
Political Science and International Relations
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Collection: MIT Press - Journals (CrossRef)
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<jats:p> This essay discusses the interface between neuroscience and the law. It underscores the potential for neuroscience to break down the division that currently exists in law between physiological and psychological harm and between physical and mental injury. To show how scientific knowledge can illuminate a complex legal issue, we analyze the recent use of neuroscience in evaluating the harm caused by prolonged solitary confinement. </jats:p>