neurolaw

English

Etymology

neuro- +‎ law

Noun

neurolaw (uncountable)

1. An emerging field of interdisciplinary study that explores the effects of discoveries in neuroscience on legal rules and standards.
   • 2007 March 11, Jeffrey Rosen, “The Brain on the Stand”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     The extent of that revolution is hotly debated, but the influence of what some call neurolaw is clearly growing.