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Genetics and Brain Regions Linked to Sex Differences in Anxiety Related Behavior in Chimpanzees

Brain scan evidence in criminal sentencing: A blessing and a curseBrain evidence is playing an increasing role in criminal trials in the United States…Eyal Aharoni, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Philosophy, and Neuroscience
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Lock ‘Em Up At Any Cost? Ga. Study Suggests Most Wouldn’tEyal Aharoni, an assistant professor at Georgia State University, led a research team that asked undergraduate students to make sentencing recommendations based on a hypothetical crime.
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Neurobiological Evidence In Sentencing Decisions: A Double-Edged SwordBrain evidence is playing an increasing role in criminal trials, and new research by Ph.D. student Allen and colleagues (2019) suggests that such evidence may have both aggravating and mitigating effects on criminal sentencing
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People Likely To Temper Criminal Sentences When Given Information About The Cost Of IncarcerationThe research team, led by Eyal Aharoni, assistant professor of psychology, philosophy, and neuroscience, asked college students to make sentencing recommendations in simulated court cases involving a robbery or burglary, with and without explicit information about the monetary cost of incarceration.
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