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December 2, 2025

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  1. Recent Neurolaw Publications
  2. DePaul Law 2026 Symposium on Governing Technology

 

  1. Recent Neurolaw Publications

 

  1. Javier Escobar Veas, Brain-Reading Technologies and the Right Against Self-Incrimination: A Challenge for the Distinction Between Testimonial and Real Evidence, 26 German L.J. 683 (2025).

 

  1. Walter G. Johnson, It’s (Not) Just Semantics: “Neurotechnology” as a Novel Space of Transnational Law, 50 L. & Soc. Inquiry 865 (2025).

 

  1. Kelly Newcomb, Defending Battered Survivors with Brain Injuries: An Educational Guide for Advocates in North Carolina, 47 Campbell L. Rev. 135 (2025).

 

  1. Amy Gaisser, Valuing the Voiceless: A Path Forward for Determining Brain Death Without Jeopardizing the Right to Life of Vulnerable Patients in Indiana, 59 Ind. L. Rev. 217 (2025).

 

  1. Tanmayi Nagale & Anand Digamber Khandare, Neurocognitive Lie Detection Using EEG: Fast-Converging Deep Learning Models for Innocent and Guilty Classification in Neurological Disorders (Working Paper, 2025).

 

  1. Irvin Collado Rosas, Trato Preferencial: El Peso de Evidencia Neurocientífica en los Casos Penales [Preferential Treatment: The Weight of Neuroscientific Evidence in Criminal Cases], 64 Rev. Derecho P.R. 505 (2025).

 

  1. DePaul Law 2026 Symposium on Governing Technology

 

DePaul University College of Law’s Mary and Michael Jaharis Health Law Institute will host its 2026 Health Law Symposium, Wired Minds, Legal Lines: Governing Neurotechnology, on March 12, 2026, in Chicago, with in-person and virtual participation options. The program will examine the legal and ethical implications of neurotechnology and brain–computer interfaces (BCIs), including issues in health law, criminal law, privacy and data governance, neurorights, and intellectual property and competition. The symposium will feature leading scholars and practitioners, including a keynote by Francis X. Shen (Harvard Law School / MGH Center for Law, Brain & Behavior). More information and registration are available here:

https://law.depaul.edu/about/events/featured-events/health-law-symposium/Pages/overview.aspx