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Discipline

Nov. 30, 2007

Mapping the Human Brain to Evaluate Motive

Scholars in multiple disciplines, including Stanford Law professor Hank Greely, are working on a three-year $10 million grant to identify existing discoveries that are relevant to the legal system.

By Ryan Oliver
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      LOS ANGELES - Although recent advances in brain mapping have provided a better understanding of human behavior, it may just be a matter of time before neuroscience collides with the legal system, much like DNA technology did more than a decade ago.
      Professors from 25 universities across the country in multiple disciplines are trying to address...

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