MLAW358Q

This course will first introduce several brain imaging technologies, with a focus on functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and electroencephalogram (EEG). It then will look at legal uses of lie detection, pain and emotion detection, neuropredictions of dangerousness and other future behavior, and uses of brain reading in commercial and employment applications. The goals of this course are to introduce students to brain imaging technologies and brain anatomy, and to legal doctrines that permit and limit the uses of these technologies. Its overarching aim is to enhance students abilities to be critical readers of claims about science and technology in popular media, scientific studies, and legal literature.