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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.


greene_150x150Joshua D. Greene is the John and Ruth Hazel Professor of the Social Sciences and the director of the Moral Cognition Lab in the Department of Psychology, Harvard University. He studies the psychology and neuroscience of morality, focusing on the interplay between emotion and reasoning in moral judgment. His broader interests cluster around the intersection of philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience. Greene’s publications have appeared in Science, Nature, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the MacArthur Foundation. In 2012 he was awarded the Stanton Prize by the Society for Philosophy and Psychology, and in 2013 he received Harvard’s Roslyn Abramson Award for teaching. He is the author of the forthcoming book Moral Tribes: Emotion, Reason, and the Gap Between Us and Them (The Penguin Press, Fall 2013).

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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

Publications

Resources

  • Harvard Catalyst announces pilot funding for adolescent mental health

    The Child Health Program put out an RFA for research on mood dysregulation and violence in the second decade of life. »

    admin2 - October 9, 2014

  • Elder Justice Initiative

    The Elder Justice website intends to be a resource for victims of elder abuse and financial exploitation and their families, practitioners, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and researchers. »

    US Department of Justice and admin2 - October 7, 2014