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April 21, 2026
This message brings news about:
- Recent Neurolaw Publications
- Columbia University Seeking Instructor for Neurolaw Course
1. Recent Neurolaw Publications
- Sukumar Vijayaraghavan & Gidon Felson, Neuroscience and Society (2025).
- Natalia Peraza & John Monterosso, Neuroscience and the Free Will Debate, in Neuroscience and Society 29 (Sukumar Vijayaraghavan & Gidon Felson eds., 2025).
- Emily Murphy, Neurolaw: Overview, Past, Present, Future, in Neuroscience and Society 48 (Sukumar Vijayaraghavan & Gidon Felson eds., 2025).
- Gerben Meynen, Neurolaw and Psychiatry, in Neuroscience and Society 69 (Sukumar Vijayaraghavan & Gidon Felson eds., 2025).
- Sukumar Vijayaraghavan, Stochastic Determinism and Criminal Law, in Neuroscience and Society 69 (Sukumar Vijayaraghavan & Gidon Felson eds., 2025).
- Molly Wilson & Helen Webster, Predicting the Future Past: Human Cognitive Limits and Proximate Cause Determination in Civil Actions, 56 N.M. L. Rev. 85 (2026).
- Zachary E. Shapiro et al., Realizing the Americans with Abilities Act: Promoting Civil Rights & Capabilities in the Service of Individuals with Brain Injury, 76 UC L.J. 1597 (2025).
- Timo Istace & Kristof Van Assche, Neurotechnological Cognitive Enhancement and Human Rights: A Complex Dynamic Between Empowerment and Constraint, 13 J.L. & Biosciences 1 (2026).
2. Columbia University Seeking Instructor for Neurolaw Course
Columbia University’s Pre-College Programs is seeking an instructor for a one-week course on Neurolaw, to be taught on the Morningside Heights campus (August 3–7). The course runs Monday–Friday, with high-achieving high school students, and emphasizes discussion-based, applied learning (e.g., short written work and/or final presentations). Compensation is $3,000–$3,500, plus a $750 course development fee for first-time instructors. For questions or to express interest, please contact Jamie Douglas at: