Speaker: Professor Gerben Meynen (Professor of Ethics, in particular bioethics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, Utrecht University)
Date: Thursday 28 April 2022
Time: 15-17 h (CET or GMT +01:00, i.e. Amsterdam, Paris, Berlin).
Location: hybrid lecture. Zoom link: https://radbouduniversity.zoom.us/j/87544663745?pwd=cUpGbGxuQTFJZm5ORWdoZmJlWXROZz09
Video of the talk
Neurolaw: Responsible Use of Neuroscience in Criminal Justice
Neurolaw is a relatively new, interdisciplinary field of study exploring the implications of neuroscience and neurotechnology for the law and legal practice. Three domains of neurolaw research can be distinguished: revision, assessment, and intervention. For example, a question in the revision domain is: Should criminal law be revised based on what we know about adolescent brain development? A question in the assessment domain is: Should forensic psychiatrists use neuroimaging in their evaluations of defendants? In the intervention domain, one of the questions is: Could neuromodulation be used to reduce aggression in a forensic population? In this presentation, I will discuss each of these domains focusing on ethical and legal challenges.
Gerben Meynen received a PhD in Medicine/Neuroscience (VU Amsterdam) and Philosophy (Nijmegen). He is full professor of ethics, in particular bioethics, Department of Philosophy, VU Amsterdam, and full professor of forensic psychiatry, Willem Pompe Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology, Department of Law, Utrecht University. He works as a psychiatrist at GGZ inGeest, Amsterdam. He is PI of an NWO Vici-project on responsible use of neurotechnology in criminal justice.
For more information about The Dutch Distinguished Lecture Series in Philosophy and Neuroscience and the program of talks for this semester, please click here.
Organiser(s): Daniel Kostic, Henk de Regt, Leon de Bruin, Marc Slors, Peter Hagoort, Gerrit Glas and Linda Douw
Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, Utrecht University)
Date: Thursday 28 April 2022
Time: 15-17 h (CET or GMT +01:00, i.e. Amsterdam, Paris, Berlin).
Location: hybrid lecture. Zoom link: https://radbouduniversity.zoom.us/j/87544663745?pwd=cUpGbGxuQTFJZm5ORWdoZmJlWXROZz09
Video of the talk
Neurolaw: Responsible Use of Neuroscience in Criminal Justice
Neurolaw is a relatively new, interdisciplinary field of study exploring the implications of neuroscience and neurotechnology for the law and legal practice. Three domains of neurolaw research can be distinguished: revision, assessment, and intervention. For example, a question in the revision domain is: Should criminal law be revised based on what we know about adolescent brain development? A question in the assessment domain is: Should forensic psychiatrists use neuroimaging in their evaluations of defendants? In the intervention domain, one of the questions is: Could neuromodulation be used to reduce aggression in a forensic population? In this presentation, I will discuss each of these domains focusing on ethical and legal challenges.
Gerben Meynen received a PhD in Medicine/Neuroscience (VU Amsterdam) and Philosophy (Nijmegen). He is full professor of ethics, in particular bioethics, Department of Philosophy, VU Amsterdam, and full professor of forensic psychiatry, Willem Pompe Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology, Department of Law, Utrecht University. He works as a psychiatrist at GGZ inGeest, Amsterdam. He is PI of an NWO Vici-project on responsible use of neurotechnology in criminal justice.
For more information about The Dutch Distinguished Lecture Series in Philosophy and Neuroscience and the program of talks for this semester, please click here.
Organiser(s): Daniel Kostic, Henk de Regt, Leon de Bruin, Marc Slors, Peter Hagoort, Gerrit Glas and Linda Douw