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Intention and foresight in deliberate actions: An ERP study Open
The distinction between intention and foresight is critical for law and morality. For example, a military officer deciding to bomb a target while foreseeing civilian casualties raises questions about whether these deaths were intended or m…
Intention and foresight in deliberate actions: An ERP study Open
The distinction between intention and foresight is critical for law and morality. For example, a military officer deciding to bomb a target while foreseeing civilian casualties raises questions about whether these deaths were intended or m…
Neurofeedback: potential for abuse and regulatory frameworks in the United States Open
Neurofeedback is a brain-training technique that continues to develop via ongoing innovations, and that has broadening potential impact. Once confined primarily to clinical and research settings, it is increasingly being used in the genera…
COVID-Dynamic: A large-scale longitudinal study of socioemotional and behavioral change across the pandemic Open
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused enormous societal upheaval globally. In the US, beyond the devastating toll on life and health, it triggered an economic shock unseen since the great depression and laid bare preexisting societal inequities…
Introduction to the COVID Dynamic Dataset Open
Data and supplemental information for the Covid-Dynamic longitudinal study (https://coviddynamic.caltech.edu/ ) Code available on https://github.com/adolphslab/CovidDynamic_dataRelease.git
Detecting Mens Rea in the Brain Open
What if the widely used Model Penal Code (MPC) assumes a distinction between mental states that doesn’t actually exist? The MPC assumes, for instance, that there is a real distinction in real people between the mental states it defines as …
Neural precursors of decisions that matter—an ERP study of deliberate and arbitrary choice Open
The readiness potential (RP)—a key ERP correlate of upcoming action—is known to precede subjects' reports of their decision to move. Some view this as evidence against a causal role for consciousness in human decision-making and thus again…
Neuroscientific evidence in the courtroom: a review Open
The use of neuroscience in the courtroom can be traced back to the early twentieth century. However, the use of neuroscientific evidence in criminal proceedings has increased significantly over the last two decades. This rapid increase has…
Author response: Neural precursors of decisions that matter—an ERP study of deliberate and arbitrary choice Open
Article Figures and data Abstract Introduction Results Discussion Materials and methods Data availability References Decision letter Author response Article and author information Metrics Abstract The readiness potential (RP)—a key ERP cor…
Consequences for peers differentially bias computations about risk across development. Open
Adolescents routinely take risks that impact the well-being of the friends they are with. However, it remains unclear when and how consequences for friends factor into decisions to take risks. Here we used an economic decision-making task …
The Government Beguiled Me Open
Defendants who are being tried for accepting a temptation issued by the government sometimes employ the entrapment defense. Acquittal of some of them is thought to be justified either on the grounds that culpability was undermined by the t…
View article: Predicting the knowledge–recklessness distinction in the human brain
Predicting the knowledge–recklessness distinction in the human brain Open
Significance Because criminal statutes demand it, juries often must assess criminal intent by determining which of two legally defined mental states a defendant was in when committing a crime. For instance, did the defendant know he was ca…
View article: Predicting the Knowledge-Recklessness Distinction in the Human Brain
Predicting the Knowledge-Recklessness Distinction in the Human Brain Open
Criminal convictions require proof that a prohibited act was performed in a statutorily specified mental state. Different legal consequences, including greater punishments, are mandated for those who act in a state of knowledge, compared w…
Neural precursors of deliberate and arbitrary decisions in the study of voluntary action Open
The readiness potential (RP)—a key ERP correlate of upcoming action—is known to precede subjects’ reports of their decision to move. Some view this as evidence against a causal role for consciousness in human decision-making and thus again…
G2i Knowledge Brief: A Knowledge Brief of the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Law and Neuroscience Open
Courts are daily confronted with admissibility issues – such as in cases involving neuroscientific testimony – that sometimes involve both the existence of a general phenomenon (i.e., “G”) and the question of whether a particular case repr…
fMRI and Lie Detection Open
Some studies have reported the ability to detect lies, with a high degree of accuracy, by analyzing brain data acquired using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). But is this new technology ready for its day in court?\nThis consen…