BRAIN IMAGING, CULPABILITY AND THE JUVENILE DEATH PENALTY

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 115-142

  Aronson, Jay D ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

brain imaging; death penalty; juvenile; law; neuroscience

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548833062     PISSN: 10768971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8971.13.2.115     Document Type: Article

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