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Research ArticleSocietal Impact, History, Teaching, and Public Awareness

Neuroscience Has the Power to Change the Criminal Justice System

Cara M. Altimus
eNeuro 15 February 2017, 4 (1) ENEURO.0362-16.2016; https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0362-16.2016
Cara M. Altimus
2015/2016 Science and Technology Policy Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC 20005
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https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0362-16.2016
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  • Received December 9, 2016
  • Accepted December 9, 2016
  • Published online February 15, 2017.
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Copyright © 2017 Altimus This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided that the original work is properly attributed.

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  1. Cara M. Altimus
  1. 2015/2016 Science and Technology Policy Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC 20005
  1. Correspondence should be addressed to Cara M. Altimus, White Oak Campus 62/1115, 10993 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20993
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