The Brain on the Stand

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/11/magazine/11Neurolaw.t.html

This article describes research by psychologists and neurologists that helps identify regions in the brain responsible for decisions concerning punishmentm and for recognition offaces and places. It describes how this research could beused in legal proceedings to help predict the type ofpunishment a jury might favor, and to verify the testimony of witnesses who identify perpetrators of crimes. Even though Dr.owen's dicovery on para hippocampus and fusiformarea was incredible, there might be a pontentially very serious legal implication. It could raise high number of enthical questions in our current legal system. Invasion of privacy and general, broad concept of the idea in verification can be the cause of the problem.
To prevent these ethical dilemmas, I think Dr. Owen should expend his research with more strong supportive evidences.