Neurolaw and the neuroscience of free will: an overview

Due to the advent of modern neuroscience, several scientific disciplines have developed entirely new theories, perspectives, and methodologies. The substantial advances and discoveries made in this field over the last decades, especially those concerned with human cognition and behavior, have steere...

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Autor: Cardoso, Renato César
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir
Repositorio:RIUCV. Repositorio de la Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riucv.ucv.es:20.500.12466/1953
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12466/1953
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Neuroethics
Neuroscience
Free will
Laws
Neuroética
Neurociencia
Libre albedrío
Derecho
71 Ética
56 Ciencias Jurídicas y Derecho
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Sumario:Due to the advent of modern neuroscience, several scientific disciplines have developed entirely new theories, perspectives, and methodologies. The substantial advances and discoveries made in this field over the last decades, especially those concerned with human cognition and behavior, have steered the course of many traditional research areas and given rise to others, like neuroethics and neurolaw. Here we take a look at some of the general characteristics of the growing field of neurolaw, an interdisciplinary field that dwells on the intersection of law and neuroscience. We then discuss the neuroscience of free will, one of the most impacting and pressing topics in the neurolaw debate, with special attention to Libet’s paradigm, recent scientific developments, and novel interpretations that question customary assumptions about it.