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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.

Brain Matters: Reporting from the Front Lines of Neuroscience

During summer 2014, WBUR ran a special series on the current state, potential, and limitations of neuroscience. The series covered:

Part 1: Are we entering a golden age of neuroscience?

Brain Images: New Techniques And Bright Colors
5 Ways The Brain Stymies Scientists And 5 New Tools To Crack It, an interview with CLBB Faculty member Steve Hyman
Unlocking The Brain: Are We Entering A Golden Age Of Neuroscience?
11 Young Neuroscientists Share Their Cutting-Edge Research

Part 2: The brain and dyslexia

‘I’m Not Stupid, Just Dyslexic’ — And How Brain Science Can Help

Part 3: Trauma’s effect on the developing brain

How Childhood Neglect Harms the Teenage Brain

Part 4: Addiction and the brain

In Search Of ‘Computational Psychiatry:’ Why Is It A Hot New Field?
How Addiction Can Affect Brain Connections

Part 5: Our memories

Brain Scientists Learn To Alter And Even Erase Memories

Part 6: Music, language and the brain

How Playing Music Affects The Developing Brain

Part 7: The brain and morality

Beyond Good And Evil: New Science Casts Light On Morality In The Brain
Ask A Philosopher: What Does New Brain Science Mean For Free Will?

All multimedia content is available on the Brain Matters site.

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