This book is based on an in-depth conversation between Howard Burton and Nita Farahany, Robert O. Everett Distinguished Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy at Duke University. Nita Farahany is a leading scholar on the ethical, legal, and social implications of emerging technologies. This wide-ranging conversation examines the growing impact of modern neuroscience on the law, deepening our understanding of a wide range of issues, from legal responsibility to the American Constitution's Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination.

This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Using our Heads, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:

1. Neurolegal Beginnings - From cadavers to courtrooms


2. Framing the Issues - Atypicalities, compulsion and plea bargaining


3. Ineffective Legal Counsel - Waking up to neuroscience


4. Taking the Fifth - Neuroscience as a legal lens


5. Moral Ownership - Neuroscience and responsibility


6. Administering Bioethics - Comparing different approaches

About Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series (100 books):

Presented in an accessible, conversational format, Ideas Roadshow books not only explore frontline academic research featuring world-leading researchers, including 3 Nobel Laureates, but also reveal the inspirations and personal journeys behind the research. Howard Burton holds a PhD in physics and an MA in philosophy, and was the Founding Director of Canada’s Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.