A scientist says he can scan prisoners' brains for signs of evil. Did his disputed science put a ...
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A neuroscientist claims brain scans can detect criminal violence — raising explosive questions about whether biology can ever prove moral guilt or innocence.
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Theory Briefing
- Kent Kiehl persuaded US courts he can identify violent tendencies in prisoners' brains using neuroimaging.
- Defense lawyers have since adopted his disputed theories, making brain scans a live factor in legal outcomes.
- The science challenges free will doctrine — if violence is neurological, traditional notions of culpability may not hold.