Vallabhajosula, Brigitte, <br/><br/>
Murder in the courtroom :  the cognitive neuroscience of violence / 
 Cognitive neuroscience of violence 
Brigitte Vallabhajosula. 
 - New York, NY :  Oxford University Press,  (c)2015. 
 - 1 online resource (xvi, 330 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates). 
 - American Psychology-Law Society series .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Violence, free will, and legal responsibility --  The human brain and cognition --  The basics of neuroimaging --  Neuropsychological assessment --  The etiology and neurobiology of violence --  Violence and the adolescent brain --  The admissibility of scientific evidence --  The issue of evidentiary reliability --  Malingering and its assessment --  Neuroscience and the law --  Linking brain function and behavior --  A cautionary tale. 
<br/><br/> This volume provides a frame of reference in which to consider the effects of cognitive abnormalities on violent behaviour and the impact on legal decision-makers. The book also provides an in-depth discussion of commonly used neuropsychological tests to determine the cognitive ability of a particular individual and an in-depth analysis of the pros and cons of neuro-imaging modalities used to assess cognitive functioning to determine, for example, culpability, or assess competency. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199995738 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Violence--Psychological aspects.<br/>Neuropsychology.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RC569  / .M873 2015