Davos 2016 – What If: Your Brain Confesses?

As neuroscientists decipher the workings of the brain, new questions will be raised about decoding memories, ascertaining intentions and defusing criminal behaviour. What if neuro-evidence is invited into the courtroom?

Join an in-depth discussion that explores the possible, plausible and probable impacts of neuroscience disrupting the justice system.

This session was developed in partnership with TIME.

Speakers:
· Nita A. Farahany, Professor, Law and Philosophy, Duke University, USA.
· Jack Gallant, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of California, Berkeley, USA.
· Brian Knutson, Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Stanford University, USA.
· Sam Muller, Director, Hague Institute for the Internationalisation of Law, Netherlands.

Moderated by Rana Foroohar, Assistant Managing Editor, Business and Economics, Time Magazine, USA.

h/t: Davos Elite Reveal Orwellian Plan to Decode Your Brain and Read Your Mind