David Eagleman – The Brain and The Law. 8th March 2010. Comment: Our legal system is so out-of-date. Rehabilitation/Restorative Justice has not kept track with neuroscience and our prisons tend to be the only option for those who commit crime. Too many crimes are repetitive or recidivistic. This challenges people who are too rigid in their education and who are not interested in finding answers. There is an interesting example about a paedophile who had a massive tumour in the brain… “You are your biology and when your biology changes it can change your decision making”. Medications and Parkinsons and change of behaviours is also interesting especially when one considers this lecture dates back to 2010. An important word to think about is “automatism”.
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