Neurosciences Sans Frontières Series
Neuroscience and Law


Contact Information
For Additional Information

Alina Rich
Operations Manager

Department of Neurology
University of Colorado
Anschutz Medical Campus
Phone: 303-724-7928
alina.rich@cuanschutz.edu






Faculty Speakers

   

Anna Spain Bradley, JD
Associate Professor, University of Colorado Law School
Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity
University of Colorado-Boulder
Faculty Director, International Graduate Programs
Executive Council, American Society of International Law

   
   

Gidon Felsen, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
University of Colorado School of Medicine

   
   

Hal Wortzel, MD
Michael K. Cooper Professor of Neurocognitive Disease
Director, Neuropsychiatry Service
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology, and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
University of Colorado School of Medicine

   
   

Morris B. Hoffman
2nd Judicial District Court Judge
Adjunct Professor Denver University

   
   

Sukumar Vijayaraghavan, PhD
Professor and Director of Neuroscience Graduate Program
Director of Center for NeuroScience
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
University of Colorado School of Medicine

   
   

Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, PhD
Chauncey Stillman Professor of Practical Ethics
Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity
Department of Philosophy and the Kenan Institute for Ethics
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences
Duke Law School


   
1:00 PM-1:15 PM

Symposium Introduction
Sukumar Vijayaraghavan, PhD
Professor and Director of Neuroscience Graduate Program
Director of Center for NeuroScience
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
University of Colorado School of Medicine

   
1:20 PM-1:50 PM

Decision Making: Neuroscience and Public Policy
Gidon Felsen, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
University of Colorado School of Medicine

1:55 PM-2:25 PM

The NeuroLaw Revolution: Opportunities and Challenges
Anna Spain Bradley, JD
Associate Professor, University of Colorado Law School
Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity
University of Colorado-Boulder
Faculty Director, International Graduate Programs
Executive Council, American Society of International Law

   
2:30 PM-3:00 PM

Neuroimaging and the Law: A Brief Historical Perspective
Hal Wortzel, MD
Michael K. Cooper Professor of Neurocognitive Disease
Director, Neuropsychiatry Service
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology, and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
University of Colorado School of Medicine

3:00 PM

Break

   
3:20 PM-3:50 PM

The Neuroscience of Punishment
Morris B. Hoffman
2nd Judicial District Court Judge
Adjunct Professor Denver University

3:55 PM-5:00 PM

Keynote Speaker: Neuroprediction: Can Your Brain Tell Us What You Will Do?
Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, PhD
Chauncey Stillman Professor of Practical Ethics
Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity
Department of Philosophy and the Kenan Institute for Ethics
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences
Duke Law School


Driving Directions to University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus;
Education 2 South, 13121 E 17th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045

From the South:

  • Take I-25 north
  • Merge onto I-225 north
  • Exit at E. Colfax Ave and turn Left onto E. Colfax Ave.
  • Take the first Right onto Fitzsimons Pkwy/Potomac St.
  • Turn Left onto E 17th Place and follow to visitor parking lots.
  • The Julesburg Visitor parking is on your Right and the Kiowa Visitor Lot is on your Left
  • The Education 2 South building is on the west side of the Kiowa Visitor Lot and the conference room is on the 1st floor.

From the East:

  • Take I-70 East
  • Merge onto 1-225 South
  • Exit at E. Colfax Ave. and turn Right onto E. Colfax Ave.
  • Take the first Right onto Fitzsimons Pkwy/Potomac St.
  • Turn Left onto E 17th Place and follow to visitor parking lots.
  • The Julesburg Visitor parking is on your Right and the Kiowa Visitor Lot is on your Left
  • The Education 2 South building is on the west side of the Kiowa Visitor Lot and the conference room is on the 1st floor.

Parking

The Julesburg or Kiowa Visitor Lots are the closest parking lots, but the Georgetown and Ignacio lots are also available. Daily parking rates are as follows:

  • $1.00 per hour up to 8 hours
  • Daily Maximum Rate - $8.00

The visitor parking lots have automated pay stations. The license plate of the vehicle parked will need to be entered at the pay station upon payment. The receipt does not have to be displayed on the dash of the vehicle. The pay stations accepts:

  • Cash/coin up to a $5 bill (Change is NOT given at the machine.)
  • Credit card payments accepted (Visa, MasterCard, Discover)