Monthly Archives: February 2010

India’s Novel Use of Brain Scans in Courts Is Debated – NYTimes.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/world/asia/15brainscan.html?_r=1


Great article on the “new” science of decision-making.  The fMRI machine (functional magnetic resonance imaging) is finding new applications, including as forensic evidence in India.  I am curious whether this will grow in trial acceptance.

(Related link on the history of forensic science)