Assignment Task: Read "Brain on the Stand" article and answer the questions below.
1. This article raises several questions about the use of neuroimaging and its use in the court. Should people be punished for abnormal brains?
2. Where should the court draw the line in considering neuroscientific evidence? Privacy issues? Ethics?
3. Should a court be able to find out what a person "might do"? Court ordered memories?
4. Ultimately, it raises the question if people should be held responsible for their predispositions rather than their actions. It also brings to mind issues of the mind-body problem. What are your thoughts?
Also take a look at this TED Talk discussing mind privacy:
Video Ted Talks: When technology can read minds, how will we protect our privacy?