Fordham Law Professor Deborah Denno, death penalty expert and founding director of Fordham Law’s Neuroscience and Law Center, joins American University Washington College of Law Professors Susan D. Carle and Colin Saldanha, “Robes and Lobes” podcast co-hosts, to discuss her broad study of the historical uses of neuroscience in criminal cases. Together, they explore a range of topics, including the way neuroscience has been used and misused in the courtroom; the role of neuroscience in evaluating questions such as mitigating factors and culpability in criminal cases; and the difficulties of translating scientific understandings for use in law by judges and juries.
Listen to the complete Dec. 19, 2024 episode, “How Is Neuroscience Being Used in Criminal Law?”