This book is based on, an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Nita Farahany, Robert O. Everett Distinguished Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy at Duke University. Nita Farahany is a leading scholar on the ethical, legal, and social implications of emerging technologies. This wide-ranging conversation examines the growing impact of modern neuroscience on the law, deepening our understanding of a wide range of issues, from legal responsibility to the American Constitution's Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Using our Heads, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter: I. Neurolegal Beginnings- From cadavers to courtrooms II. Framing the Issues- Atypicalities, compulsion and plea bargaining III. Ineffective Legal Counsel- Waking up to neuroscience IV. Taking the Fifth- Neuroscience as a legal lens V. Moral Ownership- Neuroscience and responsibility VI. Administering Bioethics- Comparing different approaches
