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2009

Evidence

Jane Campbell Moriarty

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Neuroscience, Law & Government: Foreword To The Symposium, Jane Moriarty Dec 2008

Neuroscience, Law & Government: Foreword To The Symposium, Jane Moriarty

Jane Campbell Moriarty

The legal and legislative systems have begun to rely on neuroscience in various types of decision-making. Without question, the relationship between the disciplines will become more enmeshed as more data is generated by neuroscientists. Are we ready for this potential sea change that will be both rich and strange?


Visions Of Deception: Neuroimaging And The Search For Evidential Truth, Jane Moriarty Dec 2008

Visions Of Deception: Neuroimaging And The Search For Evidential Truth, Jane Moriarty

Jane Campbell Moriarty

The use of science in the search for truth poses consistent evidentiary problems of definition, causation, validity, accuracy, inferential conclusions unsupported by data, and real-world complications. And these evidentiary problems may well be implicated in the forensic use of neuroimages of deception. This article first briefly describes the various types of neuroimaging used to detect deception and describes some of the specific criticisms that have been leveled at the science. Second, the article outlines the standards governing admissibility and explains why the research to date does not yet meet any recognized standards of admissibility. Third, and finally, the article suggests …