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Neuroeconomics: Making Big and Small Decisions
Behind every economic decision you make is a host of biases, hormone fluctuations, and firing neurons.
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How Neuroscience Impacts Society
Advancements in neuroscience have answered some big questions about ourselves — they have also posed even bigger questions about our society.
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Answering Your Questions About Solitary Confinement
Experts in neuroscience and the law answer questions about solitary confinement and how it affects the brain.
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Solitary Confinement: Psychological and Neurobiological Insights into Isolation
This panel discusses the implications of solitary confinement with a neurobiologist, a physician, a lawyer, and an individual held in solitary for 29 years.
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Using Neuroscience to Fight Solitary Confinement in Court and in Print
Jules Lobel has spent years using neuroscience studies in court to argue and prove that solitary confinement should be considered cruel and unusual punishment.
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Understanding the Effects of Solitary Confinement on the Brain
Robert King spent 29 years in solitary confinement for a crime he didn’t commit. He was freed in 2001 when a court reversed his conviction — but the effects of his isolation linger.
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How Stress Alters the Brain and Behavior
Huda Akil, professor of psychiatry at the University of Michigan, explains the many ways that the stress of chronic isolation, especially solitary confinement, affects the brain and behavior.
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The Impact of Isolation on the Brain
Richard J. Smeyne discusses recent research that reveals how solitary confinement can cause physical damage to the brain.
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Making It Visible: Neuroscience Shines a Light on Solitary Confinement
As social animals, our health depends on interactions with others. If placed in isolation, without those connections, our physical and mental health take a hit.
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My 29 Years in Solitary Confinement
Robert King, a member of the Angola 3, shares how his 29 years in solitary confinement changed the course of his life forever.
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Neuroethics Asks the Difficult Questions
Neuroscience has a profound ability to alter society, but who makes sure it changes society for the better?
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Neuroscience Takes the Stand
Understanding the brain science behind human behavior can help us create a fairer legal system.
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Why Do People Give? That Is the Billion-Dollar Question
Researchers are studying the chemicals and structures behind charitable brains.
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