Uploaded September 2013 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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While shooting at Vanderbilt University for the PBS Special "Brains on Trial," Alan took some time with Owen Jones, Director of the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Law and Neuroscience, and Professor of Law and Biological Sciences at Vanderbilt University.

An expert on behavioral biology and its effect on the criminal justice system, Mr. Jones discusses the potential role of neuroscience in aiding the criminal justice system's assessment of negligent behavior. In this extended version, Owen explains how neuroscience can lessen culpability, not responsibility, in defendants with brain defects. He also discusses why the criminal justice system is reluctant to accept neuroscience.

For more videos and other content, go to: brainsontrial.com