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August 12, 2025
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- Recent Neurolaw Publications
- “The Empathic Brain as the Neural Basis of Moral Behaviour” French Release
1. Recent Neurolaw Publications
- Merve Sena Hasdemir, Competency Faults in Islamic Law in the Light of Neuroscience Developments (Special Reference to Junun and Atah) (2024) (Ph.D. thesis, Marmara University Institute of Social Sciences).
- Joseph A. Tomain, Ninth Amendment Neurorights, 100 Ind. L.J. 1959 (2025).
- Thomas A. Crosley, Evidence and Witness Sequencing in TBI Cases, 61 Trial 42 (2025).
- Catherine J. Cameron, Illuminating the Iceberg: Brain Science and Punitive Damages in Libel Cases, 60 Tulsa L. Rev. 351 (2025).
- Cassandra L. Nelson, Brain-Dead Surrogacy and Testamentary Disposition: Legal Rights over One’s Body for Reproductive Purposes, 78 Vanderbilt L. Rev. 681 (2025).
- Bin Wei, Shuyao Cheng & Yang Feng, Neural Personal Information and its Legal Protection: Evidence from China, 12 J. L. & Biosciences 1 (2025).
- Sjors Ligthart, The Right to Mental Integrity in the Age of Neurotechnology: Constructing Scope and Permissible Limitations, 12 J. L. & Biosciences 1 (2025).
2. “The Empathic Brain as the Neural Basis of Moral Behaviour” French Release
Marie Challita’s book, “The Empathic Brain as the Neural Basis of Moral Behaviour,” is now available in French. This book explores empathy from a legal perspective, among other topics. For more information please visit: