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The Brain Defense
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Author : Kevin Davis
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2017-02-28
The Brain Defense written by Kevin Davis and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-28 with Law categories.
Called “the best kind of nonfiction” by Michael Connelly, this riveting new book combines true crime, brain science, and courtroom drama. In 1991, the police were called to East 72nd St. in Manhattan, where a woman's body had fallen from a twelfth-story window. The woman’s husband, Herbert Weinstein, soon confessed to having hit and strangled his wife after an argument, then dropping her body out of their apartment window to make it look like a suicide. The 65-year-old Weinstein, a quiet, unassuming retired advertising executive, had no criminal record, no history of violent behavior—not even a short temper. How, then, to explain this horrific act? Journalist Kevin Davis uses the perplexing story of the Weinstein murder to present a riveting, deeply researched exploration of the intersection of neuroscience and criminal justice. Shortly after Weinstein was arrested, an MRI revealed a cyst the size of an orange on his brain’s frontal lobe, the part of the brain that governs judgment and impulse control. Weinstein’s lawyer seized on that discovery, arguing that the cyst had impaired Weinstein’s judgment and that he should not be held criminally responsible for the murder. It was the first case in the United States in which a judge allowed a scan showing a defendant’s brain activity to be admitted as evidence to support a claim of innocence. The Weinstein case marked the dawn of a new era in America's courtrooms, raising complex and often troubling questions about how we define responsibility and free will, how we view the purpose of punishment, and how strongly we are willing to bring scientific evidence to bear on moral questions. Davis brings to light not only the intricacies of the Weinstein case but also the broader history linking brain injuries and aberrant behavior, from the bizarre stories of Phineas Gage and Charles Whitman, perpetrator of the 1966 Texas Tower massacre, to the role that brain damage may play in violence carried out by football players and troubled veterans of America’s twenty-first century wars. The Weinstein case opened the door for a novel defense that continues to transform the legal system: Criminal lawyers are increasingly turning to neuroscience and introducing the effects of brain injuries—whether caused by trauma or by tumors, cancer, or drug or alcohol abuse—and arguing that such damage should be considered in determining guilt or innocence, the death penalty or years behind bars. As he takes stock of the past, present and future of neuroscience in the courts, Davis offers a powerful account of its potential and its hazards. Thought-provoking and brilliantly crafted, The Brain Defense marries a murder mystery complete with colorful characters and courtroom drama with a sophisticated discussion of how our legal system has changed—and must continue to change—as we broaden our understanding of the human mind.
The Brain And Host Defense
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language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2009-12-24
The Brain And Host Defense written by and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-12-24 with Science categories.
It is now well recognized that the brain, and especially the hypothalamus, plays an important role in the regulation of immune reactions and inflammation. This book aims to review our current state of knowledge of this important field. Key historical findings are presented, and the reciprocal interactions between the brain and the immune system are examined. Particular emphasis is placed on inflammation, a critical host defense reaction that serves as an effector response for both the adaptive and innate immune systems. Mechanisms implicated in brain defense, as well as in more general host defense, are discussed. The regulatory influences of the brain on inflammatory responses are included with particular reference to the role of the hypothalamus, which is also the main director the hormonal regulation of immune/inflammatory. Gender-related differences in immune responsiveness, circadian modulator of immune responses, and evidence that behavioral conditioning (e.g. reward) of immune responses is possible are used as examples to reinforce the notion that the neuroendocrine system exerts a fundamental and complex regulatory influence on the immune system. * Presents timely issues such as immunological aspects of the blood-brain-barrier and the role of inflammatory mediators in the evolution of strokes and degenerative diseases * Includes analysis of the role of the brain in the adaptive responses to disease * Evaluates the argument that further knowledge of the influence of the brain on the immune system will provide new insights to the pathophysiology infectious and autoimmune diseases
Mind Wars
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Author : Jonathan D. Moreno
language : en
Publisher: Bellevue Literary Press
Release Date : 2012-05-01
Mind Wars written by Jonathan D. Moreno and has been published by Bellevue Literary Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-01 with Science categories.
“One of the most important thinkers describes the literally mind-boggling possibilities that modern brain science could present for national security.” —LAWRENCE J. KORB, former US Assistant Secretary of Defense “Fascinating and frightening.” —Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists The first book of its kind, Mind Wars covers the ethical dilemmas and bizarre history of cutting-edge technology and neuroscience developed for military applications. As the author discusses the innovative Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the role of the intelligence community and countless university science departments in preparing the military and intelligence services for the twenty-first century, he also charts the future of national security. Fully updated and revised, this edition features new material on deep brain stimulation, neuro hormones, and enhanced interrogation. With in-depth discussions of “psyops” mind control experiments, drugs that erase both fear and the need to sleep, microchip brain implants and advanced prosthetics, supersoldiers and robot armies, Mind Wars may read like science fiction or the latest conspiracy thriller, but its subjects are very real and changing the course of modern warfare. Jonathan D. Moreno has been a senior staff member for three presidential advisory commissions and has served on a number of Pentagon advisory committees. He is an ethics professor at the University of Pennsylvania and the editor-in-chief of the Center for American Progress’ online magazine Science Progress.
The Pentagon S Brain
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Author : Annie Jacobsen
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2015-09-15
The Pentagon S Brain written by Annie Jacobsen and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-15 with History categories.
Discover the definitive history of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, in this Pulitzer Prize finalist from the author of the New York Times bestseller Area 51. No one has ever written the history of the Defense Department's most secret, most powerful, and most controversial military science R&D agency. In the first-ever history about the organization, New York Times bestselling author Annie Jacobsen draws on inside sources, exclusive interviews, private documents, and declassified memos to paint a picture of DARPA, or "the Pentagon's brain," from its Cold War inception in 1958 to the present. This is the book on DARPA -- a compelling narrative about this clandestine intersection of science and the American military and the often frightening results.
Strong On Defense Simple Strategies To Protect You And Your Family Fro
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Author : Sanford Strong
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 1996-05
Strong On Defense Simple Strategies To Protect You And Your Family Fro written by Sanford Strong and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-05 with Literary Criticism categories.
Shows you how to make tough-minded survival decisions. It's a book you can't afford to live without.
The Amygdala Defense
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Author : Edward Witt Chandler
language : en
Publisher: Beyond Elementary
Release Date : 2021-06-26
The Amygdala Defense written by Edward Witt Chandler and has been published by Beyond Elementary this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-26 with Fiction categories.
A neighborhood bar, an ordinary night. A man suddenly stabs his friend to death with a knife. He is charged with murder. His lawyer decides to defend him with the amygdala defense, a novel defense that has never been asserted anywhere before. Mental life occurs in three distinct steps: (1) sense, (2) thought, and (3) act. Behind every thought or feeling, there is a molecular reaction in the brain. Behind every molecule in the reaction, there is an enzyme that created that molecule. Behind every enzyme is a gene. If the gene is defective, the enzyme is defective. If the enzyme is defective, so will be the molecule. If the molecule is defective, so is the chemical reaction and the thought reaction it produces. The human brain is the most complicated structure in the universe. Its operation is a mystery. No one knows how decisions are made, including the decision to commit a crime. Can the body commit a crime so quickly that the conscious mind is completely unaware until the action is over? Will the Amygdala Defense be successful? If you've ever wondered what mindset would allow an attorney to defend even the most heinous of criminals, THE AMYGDALA DEFENSE is the book for you! It just might convince you that the "war against crime" does not work!
In Defense Of The Human Being
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Author : Thomas Fuchs
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2021
In Defense Of The Human Being written by Thomas Fuchs and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Computers categories.
With the progress of artificial intelligence, the digitalization of the lifeworld, and the reduction of the mind to neuronal processes, the human being increasingly appears to be just a product of data and algorithms. That is, we conceive ourselves in the image of our machines, and conversely, we elevate our machines and our brains to new subjects. At the same time, demands for an enhancement of human nature culminate in transhumanist visions of taking human evolution to a new stage. Against this self-reification of the human being, this book defends a humanism of embodiment: our corporeality, vitality, embodied freedom are the foundations of a self-determined existence, which uses these new technologies only as a means, instead of letting them rule us. In Defence of the Human Being offers an array of interventions directed against a reductionist naturalism or transhumanism in various areas of science and society. As alternative it offers an embodied and enactive account of the human person: we are neither pure minds nor brains, but primarily embodied, living beings in relation with others. Fuchs applied this concept to issues such as artificial intelligence, transhumanism and enhancement, virtual reality, neuroscience, embodied freedom, psychiatry, and finally to the accelerating dynamics of current society which lead to an increasing disembodiment of our everyday conduct of life. Cutting across neuroscience, philosophy, and psychiatry, this important new book applies cutting-edge concepts of embodiment and enactivism to the current scientific, technological and cultural tendencies that will crucially influence our society's development in the 21st century.
Defending The Damned
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Author : Kevin Davis
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2008-09-02
Defending The Damned written by Kevin Davis and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-02 with Law categories.
Award-winning journalist Davis spent a year in Chicago's Cook County Public Defender's office for this look into the American justice system. More than 300,000 cases go through this office--some involving the death penalty--with approximately 600 public defenders to work them.
Neurotechnology In National Security And Defense
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Author : James Giordano
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2014-09-25
Neurotechnology In National Security And Defense written by James Giordano and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-25 with Medical categories.
Neurotechnology in National Security and Defense: Practical Considerations, Neuroethical Concerns is the second volume in the Advances in Neurotechnology series. It specifically addresses the neuroethical, legal, and social issues arising from the use of neurotechnology in national security and defense agendas and applications. Of particular concern are the use of various neurotechnologies in military and intelligence operations training, acquisition of neurobiological and cognitive data for intelligence and security, military medical operations, warfighter performance augmentation, and weaponization of neuroscience and neurotechnology. The contributors discuss the neuroethical questions and problems that these applications generate as well as potential solutions that may be required and developed. The book examines how developments in neurotechnology in national security and defense agendas are impacted by and affect ethical values and constructs, legal considerations, and overall conduct of the social sphere. Presenting an integrative perspective, leading international experts lay the scientific groundwork and establish the premises necessary to appreciate the ethical aspects of neurotechnology in national security and defense. It is not a question of "if" neurotechnology will be used in such ways, but when, how, and to what extent. Therefore, it is imperative to foster a deeper understanding of neurotechnology, the problems and debates arising from its use in national security and defense, and how such issues can and should be addressed. In doing so, we can guide and govern the use of these innovative neurotechnologies in ways that uphold ethical accountability.
Mind Wars
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Author : Jonathan D. Moreno
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Mind Wars written by Jonathan D. Moreno and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Brain categories.