Schleim S. Brain Development and the Law. Neurolaw in Theory and Practice 2025

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Preface
References
Acknowledgments
List of Figures
List of Tables
Introduction: Neuro, Psychiatry, Ethics and Law
1980s and 1990s: From the “Broken Brain” to the “Decade of the Brain”
The Brain as an Organ of the Psyche
“Broken Brains”
People in Contexts
Not Just the Brain
Psyche and Society
Practical Use
2000s: Neuroethics and Neurolaw
Summary
References
Psychological and Brain Development
Puberty and Adolescence
Adolescence
Psychological Characteristics
Major Phases of Brain Development
Gray and White Matter
Diversity and Variability
Against Adolescence
Parentification
Summary
References
he Brain and the Law
Free Will, Causation and Responsibility
Cognitive and Neuropsychology
Pragmatism in Psychology and Law
Free Will in the Nineteenth Century
Free Will in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries
Determination and Responsibility
Legal Examples
Famous (Ir)Responsible Brains
The Most Famous Patient
Phrenologists in the Courtroom
Brain Damage and Crime
No One-to-One Determination
Normal Evidence in Court
Summary
References
The Developing Brain and the Law
The “Adolescent Brain” in the Netherlands
Significance of the Studies
Practical Application and Evaluation
The “Responsible Brain” in the USA
The Scientific Argumentation
The Judicial Reasoning
Evaluation
The “Cannabis Brain” in Germany
Cannabis, Brain Development and Psychosis
Summary
References
Brain and Behavior: A Pragmatic Approach
General Summary
Group and Individual
A Pragmatic Approach
Practical Criteria
Outlook
References
Index