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Brains on Trial with Alan Alda

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Catalogue Number:  041675
Producer:  PBS Video
Subject:  Criminal Justice & Law, Science
Language:  English
Grade Level:  9 - 12, Post Secondary
Country Of Origin:  United States
Copyright Year:  2013
Running Time:  120


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As the trial gets underway, Alan Alda speaks with legal experts and scientists to determine if developments in neuroscience could assist the criminal justice system. By visiting and participating in a dozen experiments, Alda gains insights into how, and what, the jurors, judges, witnesses and attorneys are thinking -- insights that may one day influence how the criminal justice system operates, and in some cases are already doing so.


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