MIT Media Lab Colloquium series

Jeffrey Rosen
George Washington University and The New Republic

The Brain on the Stand:
How Neurolaw is Transforming the Legal System

Monday April 28, 2008
Bartos Theater
4:00-5:30 pm

Advances in brain science are increasingly finding their way into courtrooms, as brain scans are being used to detect lies and hidden bias, predict future dangerous behavior, and challenge traditional notions of right and wrong. Do we need new notions of "cognitive liberty" to protect the brain as a privacy domain? Developing arguments he introduced last year in the New York Times Magazine, law professor Jeffrey Rosen will explore the implications of Neurolaw for liberty, privacy, and criminal responsibility.