How Neuroscience could help identify Racial Bias Brains On Trial 2013-09-24 | Alan visited with Dr. Liz Phelps of New York University where he participated in the Implicit Association Test. Developed by researchers at Harvard University, University of Washington, and University of Virginia, this test measures a person's degree of subtle biases when s/he encounters people of another race or ethnicity. Phelps' research could one day prove useful for identifying if jurors or even a judge have a deeply imbedded bias against a person of another race, gender or sexual orientation. Phelps acknowledges her research isn't ready for court today, but further developments with fMRI technology could enhance it for court one day. For more on the Implicit Association Test (IAT) go here: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/This segment was taken from episode one, "Determining Guilt," from the broadcast, "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda."To see the full episode, go here: http://brainsontrial.com/watch-videos/video/episode-1-determining-guiltAnd for more video and other content, go here: http://brainsontrial.com
MITs McGovern Institute Brains on Trial Panel Brains On Trial 2013-09-26 | On September 17th, The McGovern Institute of Brain Research at MIT hosted a panel of scientists and legal experts associated with the documentary "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda." Topics discussed were issues brought up in the documentary. For instance, how might courts incorporate new developments in neuroscience, like fMRI lie detection, and should they? The panel consisted of: Robert Desimone, Director of the McGovern Institute and the Doris and Don Berkey Professor in MIT's Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Joshua D. Greene, the John and Ruth Hazel Associate Professor of the Social Sciences in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University, Nancy Kanwisher, the Walter A. Rosenblith Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and a founding member of the McGovern Institute, Bea Luna, the Staunton Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Professor of Psychology, and Director of the Laboratory of Neurocognitive Development at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and Stephen J. Morse, the Ferdinand Wakeman Hubbell Professor of Law and Associate Director of the Center for Neuroscience and Society at the University of Pennsylvania. For more videos and other content, go to: http://brainsontrial.com
Limits of Neuroscience Evidence in Court- EXTENDED Brains On Trial 2013-09-26 | Alan visits with UPENN law and psychiatry professor Dr. Stephen Morse. Dr. Morse makes the case that neuroscience data isn't yet relevant to determining intent and getting to the heart of why people make bad decisions. Coining the term "Brain Overclaim," Morse provides a unique and often overlooked assessment of how neuroscience research can effectively assist the Criminal Justice System. In this extended version, Morse discusses how the legal system determines culpability and punishment based on behavior, not brain scans. He also alleges how science can help the justice system by evaluating future dangerousness. For more videos and other content, go to: http://brainsontrial.com
How Judges weigh Sentencing Brains On Trial 2013-09-25 | Alan visited with Dr. Rene Marois of Vanderbilt University to understand further how judges decide a sentence. Marois and his team at Vanderbilt have been scanning judges to see how they weigh criminal intent vs harm caused and what factors influence sentencing. This segment was taken from episode two "Deciding Punishment," from the broadcast, "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda."To see the full episode, go here: http://brainsontrial.com/watch-videos/video/episode-2-deciding-punishmentAnd for more video and other content, go here: http://brainsontrial.com
How the Psychopathic Brain informs about Recidivism Brains On Trial 2013-09-25 | Alan went to the Western New Mexico Correctional Facility with Dr. Kent Kiehl of the University of New Mexico. Kiehl has been scanning inmates with a mobile MRI unit to better understand the behaviors of psychopaths and the brain activity associated. Kiehl, an expert on psychopathy, tells Alan how this information could be useful when evaluating if a defendant could reoffend. This segment was taken from episode two "Deciding Punishment," from the broadcast, "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda."To see the full episode, go here: http://brainsontrial.com/watch-videos/video/episode-2-deciding-punishmentAnd for more video and other content, go here: http://brainsontrial.com
Did his Brain make him Commit his Crime? Brains On Trial 2013-09-25 | When discussing how neuroscience could affect criminal law, one question keeps coming up: Are we in danger of saying "his brain made him do it?" Three of our scientists weigh in on this notion and how best to avoid this slippery slope. This segment was taken from episode two "Deciding Punishment," from the broadcast, "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda."To see the full episode, go here: http://brainsontrial.com/watch-videos/video/episode-2-deciding-punishmentAnd for more video and other content, go here: http://brainsontrial.com
Could neuroscience give insight into what a defendant is thinking? Brains On Trial 2013-09-25 | A major question in criminal courts is determining if a defendant has remorse for his crimes. Alan visits with Dr. Marcel Just to understand how neuroscience could give greater insight into whether a defendant who says he's remorseful is telling the truth. Just's research at Carnegie Mellon University revolves not only around this principle but if fMRI scans can reveal what a person is actually thinking. This segment was taken from episode two "Deciding Punishment," from the broadcast, "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda."To see the full episode, go here: http://brainsontrial.com/watch-videos/video/episode-2-deciding-punishmentAnd for more video and other content, go here: http://brainsontrial.com
Peer Influence and Adolescent Behavior Brains On Trial 2013-09-25 | In our story, Jimmy Moran was with peers when he committed his crime, so Alan visited with Dr. Larry Steinberg of Temple University to see how peer influence affects adolescent behavior. In this segment, Alan takes the "stoplight test," a test Steinberg gives participants in a scanner. His research points toward the presence of peers as especially influential to adolescents in encouraging more risky behavior, like running a yellow light at a stoplight. Steinberg's research has influenced Supreme Court decisions declaring it unconstitutional that adolescents receive the death penalty or life in prison with out possibility of parole in non-homicide cases. This segment was taken from episode two "Deciding Punishment," from the broadcast, "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda."To see the full episode, go here: http://brainsontrial.com/watch-videos/video/episode-2-deciding-punishmentAnd for more video and other content, go here: http://brainsontrial.com
Saccade Movements and Overriding Impulsivity Brains On Trial 2013-09-25 | To better understand how teens act impulsively under pressure, Alan visited with Dr. Bea Luna of the University of Pittsburgh. In this segment, Luna gives Alan a test where he's instructed to override an impulse to look at a light. The test gives insight into how adolescents react in heightened emotional situations, like the one Jimmy Moran was in when he pulled the trigger. This segment was taken from episode two "Deciding Punishment," from the broadcast, "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda."To see the full episode, go here: http://brainsontrial.com/watch-videos/video/episode-2-deciding-punishmentAnd for more video and other content, go here: http://brainsontrial.com
How Retribution and Recidivism weigh into a Judges Sentence Brains On Trial 2013-09-25 | Dr. Nita Farahany discusses what the judge in our trial might be thinking as he determines Jimmy Moran's sentence. Farahany explains what different schools of thought could enter into Judge Rakoff's mind, considering retribution and recidivism.This segment was taken from episode two "Deciding Punishment," from the broadcast, "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda."To see the full episode, go here: http://brainsontrial.com/watch-videos/video/episode-2-deciding-punishmentAnd for more video and other content, go here: http://brainsontrial.com
How the Courts view Age when determining Sentence Brains On Trial 2013-09-25 | If a defendant is 18 years old, he is considered an adult, but neuroscience is painting a different picture, that one's brain is not fully developed until 25 or older. The Supreme Court has made decisions about how to treat juveniles in the criminal justice system. Here Alan sits with Dr. Nita Farahany of Duke University to understand those decisions further and how neuroscience could change views on what makes a person an adult in the eyes of the law. This segment was taken from episode two "Deciding Punishment," from the broadcast, "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda."To see the full episode, go here: http://brainsontrial.com/watch-videos/video/episode-2-deciding-punishmentAnd for more video and other content, go here: http://brainsontrial.com
What fMRI Scans tell us about the Adolescent Brain Brains On Trial 2013-09-25 | Alan met with Dr. Jay Giedd of the National Institute of Mental Health to get a crash course in adolescent brain development. Giedd has been studying the adolescent brain for over twenty years and had some very important participants to scan: his own children. This segment was taken from episode two "Deciding Punishment," from the broadcast, "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda."To see the full episode, go here: http://brainsontrial.com/watch-videos/video/episode-2-deciding-punishmentAnd for more video and other content, go here: http://brainsontrial.com
The Neuroscience behind Moral Judgments Brains On Trial 2013-09-25 | Alan met with Rebecca Saxe of MIT's McGovern Institute. Saxe has been researching how people make moral judgments of other's actions. Recognizing the Right Temporoparietal Junction (RTPJ) as active when weighing moral judgments, her research gives insight as to how jurors determine guilt or innocence in a trial. This segment was taken from episode one, "Determining Guilt," from the broadcast, "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda."To see the full episode, go here: http://brainsontrial.com/watch-videos/video/episode-1-determining-guiltAnd for more video and other content, go here: http://brainsontrial.com
Neuroscience and the Right Against Self-Incrimination Brains On Trial 2013-09-25 | Alan discusses with Dr. Nita Farahany of Duke University how bringing fMRI brain scans into court, either by scanning witnesses or defendants, could challenge the right against self-incrimination and how constitutional law might have to change in ways to protect this right. This segment was taken from episode one, "Determining Guilt," from the broadcast, "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda."To see the full episode, go here: http://brainsontrial.com/watch-videos/video/episode-1-determining-guiltAnd for more video and other content, go here: http://brainsontrial.com
Can a brain scan tell what you are seeing? Brains On Trial 2013-09-25 | Alan went to UC Berkeley to visit with Dr. Jack Gallant. Gallant's research revolves around the visual system and how our brain interprets what we see. Gallant puts participants in a scanner and shows them movies, and his computer algorithm recreates what people see while in the scanner. Dr. Nita Farahany of Duke University posits how this technology might theoretically be used in court. This segment was taken from episode one, "Determining Guilt," from the broadcast, "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda."To see the full episode, go here: http://brainsontrial.com/watch-videos/video/episode-1-determining-guiltAnd for more video and other content, go here: http://brainsontrial.com
The Problem of Racial Bias in Criminal Justice Brains On Trial 2013-09-24 | When Alan visited with Dr. Liz Phelps of New York University, he participated in the Implicit Association Test. Developed by researchers at Harvard University, University of Washington, and University of Virginia, this test measures a person's degree of subtle biases when s/he encounters people of another race or ethnicity. Following his interview with Phelps, Alan met with legal expert, Dr. Nita Farahany, to understand how big a problem race bias is within the criminal justice system. For more on the Implicit Association Test (IAT) go here: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/To see the segment with Dr. Liz Phelps, go here: http://youtu.be/xEy4TqUHwoYThis segment was taken from episode one, "Determining Guilt," from the broadcast, "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda."To see the full episode, go here: http://brainsontrial.com/watch-videos/video/episode-1-determining-guiltAnd for more video and other content, go here: http://brainsontrial.com
Are there Memory Markers inside the Brain for Familiar Places? Brains On Trial 2013-09-24 | To find out how neuroscience could improve eye-witness testimony in courts, Alan Alda traveled to Stanford University to visit with Anthony Wagner. Dr. Wagner's team is trying to figure out if there are memory markers in the brain for familiar places, not just people. He asked his post doc, Melina Uncapher, to wear a camera that will snap random photographs throughout her day. Just like the test Nita Farahany went through with familiar and novel faces, Melina's test will examine if she recognizes familar or novel places. With more research, this type of test could be given to a defendant who says he wasn't at the scene of a particular crime. Could we one day peer into his brain to see that he was? This segment was taken from episode one, "Determining Guilt," from the broadcast, "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda." To see the full episode, go here: http://brainsontrial.com/watch-videos/video/episode-1-determining-guiltAnd for more video and other content, go here: http://brainsontrial.com
How Neuroscience could improve Eye-Witness Testimony Brains On Trial 2013-09-24 | To find out how neuroscience could improve eye-witness testimony in courts, Alan Alda traveled to Stanford University to visit with Anthony Wagner. Dr. Wagner is putting facial recognition and memory to the test in fMRI scanners. In this segment, Dr. Nita Farahany of Duke University watches several faces to see what she will recall in the scanner. Could her brain recall faces that her memory doesn't? This segment was taken from episode one, "Determining Guilt," from the broadcast, "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda." To see the full episode, go here: http://brainsontrial.com/watch-videos/video/episode-1-determining-guiltAnd for more video and other content, go here: http://brainsontrial.com
How Criminal Law views fMRI Lie Detection Brains On Trial 2013-09-24 | Alan Alda gets advice from legal expert, Dr. Nita Farahany of Duke University, regarding fMRI lie detection. She explains that one reason why the justice system is reluctant to accept fMRI lie detection is due to its ability to over-influence jurors. Science can be presented as objective truth when in fact it should be considered with equal weight as any other piece of evidence in a trial. This segment was taken from episode one, "Determining Guilt," from the broadcast, "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda." To see the full episode, go here: http://brainsontrial.com/watch-videos/video/episode-1-determining-guiltAnd for more video and other content, go here: http://brainsontrial.com
Why fMRI Lie Detection isnt ready for court Brains On Trial 2013-09-24 | Following Alan's visit with Dr. Steven Laken, where he was asked to lie about an object he stole in an fMRI scanner, Alan visited with Dr. Nancy Kanwisher of MIT. She explains the limits of fMRI and why it's dangerous to use lie detection scans in court. This segment was taken from episode one, "Determining Guilt," from the broadcast, "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda." To see the full episode, go here: http://brainsontrial.com/watch-videos/video/episode-1-determining-guiltAnd for more video and other content, go here: http://brainsontrial.com
Can Alan Alda get caught in a lie? Brains On Trial 2013-09-24 | Alan gets a lesson in fMRI lie detection from Dr. Steve Laken. Until recently, Laken had been scanning defendants suspected of a crime giving them a test similar to the one Alan took here. While there is much peer-reviewed literature on the validity of fMRI lie detection practices, it is not yet been allowed in court. This segment was taken from episode one, "Determining Guilt," from the broadcast, "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda." To see the full episode, go here: http://brainsontrial.com/watch-videos/video/episode-1-determining-guiltAnd for more video and other content, go here: http://brainsontrial.com
When Neuroscience meets Criminal Law - EXTENDED Brains On Trial 2013-09-20 | 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: http://brainsontrial.com
Correlating Brain Scans with Behavior - EXTENDED Brains On Trial 2013-09-20 | While filming at Harvard University for the PBS Special "Brains on Trial," Alan Alda, sat down with Dr. Joshua Greene to discuss the role neuroscience might play inside a courtroom. Dr. Greene, a psychologist, believes that neuroscience might not be the best of the social sciences to accurately assess behavior, at least right now. He does have high hopes for this convergence believing biology, genetics, and background should all be weighted equally when determining criminal intent. In this extended version, Josh goes into what's behind society's need for retribution and punishment and how our philosophical outlook changes when we question the brain's role in behavior. For more videos and other content, go to: http://brainsontrial.com
Alan Alda with Robert Sapolsky of Stanford University - EXTENDED Brains On Trial 2013-09-19 | Throughout his science investigative career, Alan Alda has met with Dr. Sapolsky several times. In this video they discuss what Neuroscience could contribute to the alternatives to incarceration: rehabilitation, therapy, and more. Dr. Sapolksy is well-known for his early work studying primates in Kenya. His current research revolves around stress levels and the relationship with neurodegeneration.In this extended version, Alan asks Sapolsky his views about free will, morality, and what outside factors could contribute to making a person break the law. For more videos and other content, go to: http://brainsontrial.com
The Trial: Deciding Punishment Brains On Trial 2013-09-19 | In the series "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda," we could only include short sections from our improvised trial. We could only include short sections from our improvised trial. Here, you can see the complete second half where the court hears mitigating testimony from psychiatrists and Melodie's Mother, Hope Brown. We also hear from the clerk, Ahmed Al Laz, as to his wife's condition. As Judge Rakoff prepares to give sentence, Jimmy gives one last plea before hearing his fate. Find out who our actors are here: http://brainsontrial.com/trial/peopleAnd to see the first half of the trial, go here: http://brainsontrial.com/watch-videos/video/full-trialFor more videos and other content, go to: http://brainsontrial.com
Episode two of the 2-part PBS series Brains on Trial with Alan Alda Brains On Trial 2013-09-19 | Hour 2: Deciding PunishmentJimmy Moran has been found guilty of shooting and badly injuring a woman in a robbery that went wrong. During the sentencing phase of the trial, Judge Rakoff hears arguments from the court appointed psychiatrist, the prosecuting and defense attorneys, the victim's husband and Jimmy himself. Meanwhile Alan Alda discovers how neuroscience is already influencing the sentencing of defendants -- especially young defendants like Jimmy -- by revealing in vivid detail how the immaturity of the teenage brain makes it vulnerable to foolish and impulsive acts. Alda also explores more speculative neuroscience that may predict Jimmy's future dangerousness and even his remorse for the injury he caused. And before Judge Rakoff pronounces Jimmy's sentence, Alda meets a judge who has volunteered to have his own brain probed as he makes sentencing decisions.For more videos and other content, go to: http://brainsontrial.comSee hour one here: http://brainsontrial.com/watch-videos/video/episode-1-determining-guilt
Roundtable Discusses Sentence Brains On Trial 2013-09-19 | Concluding our PBS Special "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda" Alan discusses the fate of our character, Jimmy. What was the judge thinking when he sentenced Jimmy to 12 years in prison? Could he get an early parole? What might Jimmy's fate be in prison, considering he's an addict, impulsive, and impressionable? Get answers to these questions and more as Hon. Judge Jed Rakoff discusses the potential impact of his sentence with Alan Alda and experts Nita Farahany and Walter Sinnott-Armstrong of Duke University and Michael Gazzaniga of UC Santa Barbara. For more videos and other content, go to: http://brainsontrial.comAnd join the conversation on Twitter at @BrainsonTrial: twitter.com/Brainsontrial
The Business of fMRI Lie Detection - EXTENDED Brains On Trial 2013-09-17 | Alan Alda speaks with Stanford Law School professor Hank Greely about how neuroscience will affect views on fMRI lie detection. Mr. Greely brings a wealth of knowledge regarding the intersection of law and neuroscience, and in particular, what areas of neuroscience he expects will change the law most.In this extended version, Greely discusses other ways fMRI could be best utilized in courts and also how it could be harmful if used improperly. For more videos and other content, go to: http://brainsontrial.com
Whats behind our drive for rewards? Brains On Trial 2013-09-17 | "While filming for the PBS special, ""Brains on Trial with Alan Alda,"" Alan visited with Dr. Josh Buckholtz of Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital. Josh has personal ties to studying the drive behind rewards. As a teenager, he was especially impulsive recognizing now that his prefrontal cortex took a long time to fully develop.In this video, Josh is testing people's desire for rewards, in this case, offering some money now or more money later. He hypothesizes that dopamine drives impulsivity. In addition, he has also been studying how dopamine surges can combat depression. We watch Melissa, who suffers from severe depression, try to overcome her impulses both with and without dopamine. For more videos and other content, go to: http://brainsontrial.com
Cocaine Addiction and the Brain Brains On Trial 2013-09-12 | While filming for the PBS special, "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda," Alan visited Brookhaven National Laboratory to meet with Dr. Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institute for Drug Abuse (NIDA), and Dr. Joanna Fowler. Dr. Volkow pioneered the use of brain imaging to discover dopamine, a chemical released by the brain allowing us to feel pain or pleasure, is at the root of addiction. Here, Alan discusses her research and talks with Paul Flora, a cocaine addict. For more videos and other content, go to: http://brainsontrial.comFor more, go to: http://brainsontrial.com
The Trial: Determining Guilt Brains On Trial 2013-09-12 | In the series "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda," we could only include short sections from our improvised trial. Here you can see the complete first half where our defendant, Jimmy Moran, finds out whether he is guilty or innocent of attempted murder. Find out who our actors are here: http://brainsontrial.com/trial/peopleAnd for more, go to: http://brainsontrial.comWatch the complete first episode here: http://brainsontrial.com/watch-videos/video/episode-1-determining-guiltAnd watch the first part of the trial here: http://brainsontrial.com/watch-videos/video/full-trial
Episode one of the 2-part PBS series Brains on Trial with Alan Alda Brains On Trial 2013-09-12 | Hour 1: Determining GuiltOn trial is Jimmy Moran, who a few days after he turned 18 took part in the robbery of a store during which the storeowner's wife was shot and grievously injured. The trial is held in the courtroom of distinguished US District Judge Jed S. Rakoff, who has a long-standing interest in neuroscience and how it may affect criminal law. The prosecuting and defense attorneys are also playing roles they have in real life. The trial raises questions common in such cases -- is a witness lying? ¬-- how reliable is eyewitness testimony? -- how to avoid a biased jury? -- how well can the defendant's intentions be judged? Alan Alda explores how brain-scanning technology is providing insights into these questions, and discusses the implications of neuroscience entering the courtroom. For more videos and other content, go to: http://brainsontrial.comAnd see our page on the PBS website at: http://www.pbs.org/program/brains-trial
Truth and Lies - A Harvard University Experiment Brains On Trial 2013-09-09 | While filming for the PBS special, "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda," Alan visited with Dr. Josh Greene and Dr. Joe Paxton of Harvard University. He participated in the "Will and Grace" experiment. Alan is asked to predict the outcome of a coin toss. If he gets his prediction right, he wins money. If he is wrong, he gets nothing. Sometimes the researchers will ask for predictions in advance but other times, they will ask for his predictions AFTER he knows the outcome. In other words, he can lie and say he got the prediction right to win the money. (HINT: this experiment is NOT about prediction or coin tosses!). For more videos and other content, go to: http://brainsontrial.com
How Memory Association affects fMRI Lie Detection Brains On Trial 2013-09-09 | While filming for the PBS special, "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda," Alan visited Dr. Anthony Wagner, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Stanford University. His lab uses neuroimaging to understand how the brain builds and retrieves memories and to examine the processes that enable goal-directed behavior.Alan tells Dr. Wagner about his experience telling a lie in the fMRI, a previously filmed segment in our broadcast with Dr. Steven Laken. Here, Dr. Wagner explains why he thinks Alan's memory may have affected the outcome of his brain scan. Tune into PBS on Wednesday September 11th and 18th to see "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda." http://www.pbs.org/program/brains-trialFor more, go to: http://brainsontrial.com
Do humans truly have Free Will? Brains On Trial 2013-09-09 | While filming for the PBS special, "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda," Alan visited Dr. Thalia Wheatley, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College. Dr. Wheatley's research investigates how people understand and react to other human beings and how the brain evolved to handle the computations underlying this social intelligence. Here they discuss the notion of Free Will and whether or not humans have any. Alan performs a well-known test in the study of free will: The Libet Experiment. For more videos and other content, go to: http://brainsontrial.com
The Mind of the Adolescent Brains On Trial 2013-09-06 | Alan Alda visits with Dr. BJ Casey, Professor of Developmental Psychobiology at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. In this video, Alan learns how adolescents respond to both positive and negative reinforcement. This short was filmed as part of the "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda" documentary premiering on PBS 9/11 at 10pm. For more go to: http://brainsontrial.com
Alan Alda gets hypnotized Brains On Trial 2013-09-06 | Watch Alan Alda get hypnotized by Thalia Wheatley, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College. This short was filmed as part of the "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda" documentary premiering on PBS 9/11 at 10pm. For more go to: http://brainsontrial.com
How does fMRI brain scanning work? Alan Alda and Dr. Nancy Kanwisher, MIT Brains On Trial 2013-07-22 | During the filming of "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda," Alan made a special stop in a mock fMRI scanner to understand how it works and how scientists can glean insights.For more videos and other content, go to: http://brainsontrial.com
The limits of fMRI Brain Scanning with Alan Alda and Dr. Nancy Kanwisher, MIT Brains On Trial 2013-07-22 | While filming at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the PBS Series "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda," Dr. Kanwisher explained to Alan what fMRI scans tell scientists and how they glean information. She also explained instances of where fMRI brain scans can be both useful and not useful, leading scientists to often consult other types of brian imaging, like MEG or EEG. For more videos and other content, go to: http://brainsontrial.com
Security Camera Footage Brains On Trial 2013-07-18 | Security Camera Footage from "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda."Can you accurately identify the shooter? This type of footage is often the only kind of evidence in trials. For more videos and other content, go to: http://brainsontrial.com
Brains on Trial with Alan Alda TRAILER Brains On Trial 2013-06-27 | For more videos and other content, go to: http://brainsontrial.com
How did the Default Mode Network fail Jimmy? (2 of 2) Brains On Trial 2013-03-13 | HOW DID JIMMY'S DEFAULT MODE NETWORK FAIL HIM? Part 2 of 2Alan Alda, host of the PBS Special "Brains on Trial," went to Washington University in St. Louis to interview Dr. Marcus Raichle (http://www.nil.wustl.edu/labs/raichle/).Dr. Raichle is a world-renowned neuroscientist who pioneered research that led to the development of the positron emission tomography (PET) in the 1970s (http://www.academyofsciencestl.org/initiatives/fellows/r/marcus_raichle.php). Here, Dr. Raichle considers how the Default Mode Network contributed to the Jimmy's actions on the night of the crime. A pioneer of the Default Mode Network findings, Dr. Raichle's contributions continue to further research about these brain regions and how they function. For more on the Default Mode Network, check this out: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZgOUAtwUA8) For more videos and other content, go to: http://brainsontrial.com
What is the Default Mode Network? (1 of 2) Brains On Trial 2013-03-12 | WHAT IS THE DEFAULT MODE NETWORK? While filming at Washington University for the broadcast "Brains on Trial" (http://bit.ly/WjdrI6), Alan met with Dr. Raichle (http://www.nil.wustl.edu/labs/raichle/). Dr. Raichle is a world-renowned neuroscientist who pioneered research that led to the development of the positron emission tomography (PET) in the 1970s (http://www.academyofsciencestl.org/initiatives/fellows/r/marcus_raichle.php). In this two-part piece, Dr. Raichle explains what the Default Mode Network is and how it contributed to the Jimmy's actions on the night of the crime. A pioneer of the Default Mode Network findings, Dr. Raichle's contributions continue to further research about these brain regions and how they function. For more on the Default Mode Network, check this out: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZgOUAtwUA8).For more videos and other content, go to: http://brainsontrial.com
Brains on Trial with Alan Alda Brains On Trial 2013-03-08 | The robbery of a convenience store goes horribly wrong, and the suspect, an 18-year-old cocaine addict, is now on trial for attempted murder. The case is fiction but the scenario is all too real. In a 2-hour documentary, produced by Chedd-Angier for PBS, Alan Alda explores how neuroscience could change our criminal justice system for the better. He speaks with countless legal experts and scientists begging the question, can brain scans reveal:• If a witness is lying? • If racial bias can be detected in a person's brain? • Why teenagers are so impulsive? • Why drugs distort decision-making? • If any of us really has free will?For more videos and other content, go to: http://brainsontrial.com
Limits of Neuroscience Evidence in Court Brains On Trial 2013-03-07 | BEHAVIOR, NOT BRAIN SCANS, MATTERS MOST IN CRIMINAL JUSTICEWhile filming for the PBS Special "Brains on Trial" (http://bit.ly/WjdrI6) at the University of Pennsylvania, Alan made an important stop to visit with Dr. Stephen Morse (https://www.law.upenn.edu/cf/faculty/smorse/), law and psychiatry professor. Dr. Morse makes the case that neuroscience data isn't yet relevant to determining intent and getting to the heart of why people make bad decisions. Coining the term, "Brain Overclaim," Morse provides a unique and often overlooked assessment of how neuroscience research can effectively assist the Criminal Justice System. For more videos and other content, go to: http://brainsontrial.comSee the extended version of this interview here: http://brainsontrial.com/watch-videos/video/the-limits-of-neuroscience-evidence-in-court-extended
Alan Alda with Robert Sapolsky of Stanford University Brains On Trial 2013-03-07 | COULD NEUROSCIENCE BRING ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION?Throughout his science investigative career, Alan Alda has met with Dr. Sapolsky (http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Robert_Sapolsky/) several times. In this video from the "Brains on Trial" PBS Special, they discuss what Neuroscience could contribute to the alternatives to incarceration: rehabilitation, therapy, and more. Dr. Sapolksy is well-known for his early work studying primates in Kenya. His current research revolves around stress levels and the relationship between neurodegeneration. For more videos and other content, go to: http://brainsontrial.comSee the extended version of this interview here: http://brainsontrial.com/watch-videos/video/alan-alda-with-robert-sapolsky-of-stanford-university-extended
When Neuroscience meets Criminal Law Brains On Trial 2013-03-07 | HOW COULD NEUROSCIENCE BE HELPFUL TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE?While shooting at Vanderbilt University for the PBS Special "Brains on Trial" (http://bit.ly/WjdrI6), Alan took some time with Owen Jones (http://law.vanderbilt.edu/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. To see the extended version of this video, go here: http://brainsontrial.com/watch-videos/video/when-neuroscience-meets-criminal-law-extendedFor more videos and other content, go to: http://brainsontrial.com
Correlating Brain Scans with Behavior Brains On Trial 2013-03-07 | WHAT CAN NEUROSCIENCE TELL CRIMINAL JUSTICE ABOUT BEHAVIOR?While filming at Harvard University for the PBS Special "Brains on Trial" (http://bit.ly/WjdrI6), Host Alan Alda, sat down with Dr. Joshua Greene (http://www.wjh.harvard.edu/~jgreene/) to discuss the role neuroscience might play inside a courtroom. Dr. Greene, a psychologist, believes that neuroscience might not be the best of the social sciences to accurately assess behavior, at least right now. He does have high hopes for this convergence believing biology, genetics, and background should all be weighted equally when determining criminal intent. For more videos and other content, go to: http://brainsontrial.comTo see the extended version of this interview, go here: http://brainsontrial.com/watch-videos/video/correlating-brain-scans-with-behavior-extended
Business of Commercial fMRI Lie Detection Brains On Trial 2013-03-07 | HOW WILL NEUROSCIENCE AFFECT VIEWS ON fMRI LIE DETECTION?Alan Alda, host of the PBS Special "Brains on Trial" (http://bit.ly/WjdrI6) speaks with Stanford Law School professor, Hank Greely (http://www.law.stanford.edu/node/166372), about the implications of fMRI Lie Detection practices inside the criminal justice system. Mr. Greely brings a wealth of knowledge regarding the intersection of law and neuroscience, and in particular, what areas of neuroscience he expects will change the law most. For more videos and other content, go to: http://brainsontrial.comSee the extended version of this video here: http://brainsontrial.com/watch-videos/video/the-business-of-fmri-lie-detection-extended
