Neurolaw today – A systematic review of the recent law and neuroscience literature

Chandler, Jennifer A.; Harrel, Neil; Potkonjak, Tijana

doi:10.1016/j.ijlp.2018.04.002

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“…Second, neuroscience can provide insight into how the human brain develops moral and ethical values. (Chandler et al, 2019) This is important in Islamic law, a legal system based on ethics and moral values. Neuroscience has shown that there are areas of the brain involved in moral understanding and judgment, and this can help humans better understand how moral and ethical values are acquired and how this influences behavior.…”

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Neuroscience and Islamic Law: Contemporary Perspectives

2024

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Neuroscience and Islamic law intersect in a novel way, providing insights into the biological underpinnings of behavior and how they relate to the legal norms governing Muslim life. This study employs normative legal research, utilizing a variety of approaches, including conceptual, comparative, historical, and futuristic, to explore how brain function influences adherence to or deviation from Islamic law. This study aims to understand the motivations behind actions that comply with or contravene Islamic principles by analyzing how the brain responds to stimuli. Additionally, it delves into the concepts of responsibility and justice within Islamic jurisprudence, examining the impact of neurological conditions on an individual’s accountability. Using content analysis to categorize legal materials, this study describes and prescribes ways in which a deeper understanding of neuroscience could inform legal decisions in complex cases. The goal is to gain a more thorough understanding of human behavior in the context of law and its broader implications for Muslim societies, potentially guiding the development of a legal system that integrates individuals' biological, psychological, and moral dimensions.

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“…Since approximately 2010, Canadian neurolaw scholarship has taken a comprehensive approach to issues related to the application of the law to neuroscience and to the incorporation of neuroscience evidence in legal disputes. Key neurolaw questions relate, for example, to legal concepts of responsibility, privacy, disability, mental health, human rights, intellectual property rights, and the regulation of healthcare (Chandler et al, 2018). Evidence related to the brain is cited in the context of Canadian civil, criminal, and human rights cases in support of legal arguments about a broad range of matters.…”

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A Neuroethics Backbone for the Evolving Canadian Brain Research Strategy

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“…This trend is contrasting with "neurophobia, " the fear of neurology, mainly felt by junior medical students (Fuller, 2012). This sudden popularity of brain science in the media (Racine et al, 2010) gave the illusion that neuroscience has become more accessible and applicable in many domains such as law (Chandler et al, 2019), music (Düvel et al, 2017), or sports (Bailey et al, 2018) and gave rise to "neuromyths. " This concept has been defined as a "misconception generated by a misunderstanding, a misreading or a misquoting of facts scientifically established (by brain research) to make a case for use of brain research in education and other contexts. "…”

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Neuromyths and knowledge about intellectual giftedness in a highly educated multilingual country

Schmitt,

Wollschläger,

Blanchette Sarrasin

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Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionUnderstanding brain functioning and intellectual giftedness can be challenging and give rise to various misconceptions. Nonetheless, there seems to be a widespread fascination and appetite for these subjects among the lay public and diverse professionals. The present study is the first to investigate general knowledge about the brain, neuromyths and knowledge about giftedness in a highly multilingual and educated country.MethodsStarting from and extending two seminal studies on neuromyths, several novel statements on intellectual giftedness have been included in order to explore knowledge and misconceptions concerning giftedness. Our sample (N = 200) was composed of Luxembourgish education professionals, including students in educational science and cognitive psychology, thus allowing to analyze responses in general and according to training and professional profiles. Specifically, Group 1 consisted of teachers and futures teachers (n = 152). Group 2 consisted of other education professionals and psychology students (n = 48).ResultsDespite the size and the unbalanced distribution of the sample, our findings indicate a good level of general knowledge about the brain and learning (71.3% of correct responses in average) which does, however, not preclude the presence of the typically observed original neuromyths. Thus, we replicate the classical finding that misconceptions on Learning Styles (70% of error rate) and the Multiple Intelligence Theory (71.5% of error rate) are the most represented, both in (future and in-service) teachers and other education professionals. Moreover, the present sample also revealed a high presence of misconceptions on intellectual giftedness.DiscussionLimitations and future directions are discussed.

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Neurolaw today – A systematic review of the recent law and neuroscience literature

Cited by 10 publications

References 42 publications

Neuroscience and Islamic Law: Contemporary Perspectives

Neuroscience and Islamic Law: Contemporary Perspectives

A Neuroethics Backbone for the Evolving Canadian Brain Research Strategy

Neuromyths and knowledge about intellectual giftedness in a highly educated multilingual country

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