Neuroimaging and the Complexity of Capital Punishment

The growing use of brain imaging technology to explore the causes of morally, socially, and legally relevant behavior is the subject of much discussion and controversy in both scholarly and popular circles. From the efforts of cognitive neuroscientists in the courtroom and the public square, the con...

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Autor principal: Snead, O. Carter (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
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Publicado: 2007
En:Año: 2007
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