Center for Law, Brain & Behavior

Mission

The Center for Law, Brain & Behavior puts the most accurate and actionable neuroscience in the hands of judges, lawyers, policymakers and journalists—people who shape the standards and practices of our legal system and affect its impact on people’s lives. We work to make the legal system more effective and more just for all those affected by the law.

News

MGH Center for Law, Brain and Behavior Annual Report, 2019-2020

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Junchi Chu - July 21, 2021
Brain Based Justice Reform: Psychiatry, Neuroscience and the Law

CLBB Co-Director and Co-Founder Judith Edersheim, JD, MD presented at the 3rd Annual Carol W. Taylor Grand Rounds, sponsored by … »

admin2 - March 18, 2021
How Can Aging Judges Know When It’s Time to Hang up the Robe?

See the original post here American Bar Association Journal News BY AMANDA ROBERT DECEMBER 1, 2020, 3:30 AM CST Phyllis Hamilton … »

admin2 - December 30, 2020

Projects

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Juvenile & Emerging Adult Justice

Science Informed Criminal Sentencing

Elder Justice & the Neuroscience of Aging

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Eyewitness Testimony & the Neuroscience of Memory

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Pain & the Neuroscience of Suffering

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Lie Detection & the Neuroscience of Deception

Events

Mental Health Moonshot: Unlocking Federal Funds for Psychedelics Research April 12, 2021, 12:00 PM The U.S. needs a mental health … »

Emily Rehmet - April 29, 2021
Policing and the Brain: How Neuroscience Can Contribute to Police Reform March 31, 2021, 12:00 PM The language of medical … »

Emily Rehmet - April 29, 2021
Brain Science and Criminal Justice: Promise, Peril, and a Path Forward

CLBB Executive Director Dr. Francis Shen presented his work on the ethics of emerging neurotechnologies and their criminal justice implications to … »

admin2 - March 24, 2021