Brainscienceintheformofneuroscientificevidencenowappearsfrequentlyincourtroomsandpolicydiscussionsalike.Manylegalissuesareatstake,suchashowtoseparatethebestusesofbrainscienceinformationfromthosethatarepotentiallybiasingormisleading.Itiscrucialtoevaluatebrainscienceevidenceinlightofrelevantlegalstandards(suchastheDaubertandFryeRules).BrainScienceforLawyers,Judges,andPolicymakersrespondstothisrapidlychanginglegallandscape,providingauser-friendlyintroductiontothefundamentalsofneuroscienceforlawyers,advocates,judges,legalacademics,andpolicymakers.Itfeaturesdetailedbutclearillustrations,aswellasacomprehensiveandaccessibleoverviewofdevelopmentsinlegallyrelevantneuroscience.Readerswilllearnbrainscienceterms,howtounderstandanddiscussbrainstructureandfunctioninlegallyrelevantcontexts,andhowtoavoidover-orunder-interpretingneuroscientificevidence.Thebookbeginswithasurveyofthekindsoflitigation,legislation,andregulationwhereneuroscienceiscurrentlybeingused.Itprovidesaccessibledescriptionsofbasicbrainanatomyandbrainfunctionaswellasanoverviewofhowmoderntechnologiescanrevealthebrainstructuresandbrainfunctionsofindividuals.Itfinisheswithcautionsandlimitations,includingtimelyandthought-provokingobservationsaboutwherethefutureofneurolawmightlead.Throughout,theauthorsofferclearandconciseguidanceonunderstandingboththepromiseandthelimitationsofusingbrainscienceinlawandpolicymaking.
