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Neuroimaging and Responsibility Assessments.

Nicole A Vincent1

  • 1Philosophy, TBM, TU Delft, P.O. Box 5015, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands.

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Neuroimaging evidence can help assess criminal responsibility. This essay argues for its use, addressing objections to functional neuroimaging techniques in legal contexts.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Forensic Psychology
  • Philosophy of Law

Background:

  • Assessing legal responsibility is complex.
  • Neuroimaging offers potential insights into cognitive states.
  • Existing objections to neuroimaging in law are well-documented.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if neuroimaging evidence can assess criminal responsibility.
  • To evaluate standard and novel objections to neuroimaging in legal settings.
  • To defend the use of functional neuroimaging for responsibility assessments.

Main Methods:

  • Philosophical argumentation.
  • Analysis of existing literature on neuroimaging and law.
  • Examination of objections to neuroimaging evidence.

Main Results:

  • Standard objections to neuroimaging for assessing responsibility can be overcome.
  • A novel objection arises specifically with functional neuroimaging.
  • This novel objection is also refuted, supporting the use of functional neuroimaging.

Conclusions:

  • Neuroimaging, particularly functional neuroimaging, can be a valuable tool in assessing criminal responsibility.
  • The essay provides a framework for overcoming objections to its legal application.
  • Further consideration of neuroimaging in legal practice is warranted.