On February 11th, 2012 Stanford’s Center for Law and the Biosciences co-sponsored the conference, “Law and Policy of the Developing Brain: Neuroscience from Womb to Death.” This conference examines developments in neuroscience and the implications for law and policy. Multidisciplinary panels and speakers consider law and neuroscience issues as they arise with the neuroscience of aging and death.
Law and Policy of the Developing Brain Talks
Hank Greely
(Stanford Law School)
Financial Fraud and the Elderly
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Date: 11/02/2012
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Doug Shadel, AARP, Seattle and Stephen Vernon, Gilfix and La Poll Associates LLP both participated in the panel, “Financial Fraud and the Elderly.”
Laura Carstensen
(Stanford University)
Aging, Cognition and Motivation
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Date: 11/02/2012
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Laura Carstensen from the Stanford Center on Longevity was featured in the conference’s lunchtime talk to further discuss developments in neuroscience and the implications for law and policy.
Kenneth Smith
(Stanford University)
Introduction to the Aging Population
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Date: 11/01/2012
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Kenneth Smith from the Stanford Center on Longevity hosted the discussion “Introduction to the Aging Population.”
Sam McClure
(Stanford University)
Neuroscience, Aging, and Decision-making
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Date: 11/02/2012
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Stanford’s Sam McClure, New York Times Science Editor Barbara Strauch and Stanford Medical Center’s Rita Ghatak participated in the panel “Neuroscience, Aging, and Decision-making.”
Hank Greely
(Stanford Law School)
Predicting Alzheimer Disease -- The Science and its Implications
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Date: 11/02/2012
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Professor Hank Greely participated in the panel, “Predicting Alzheimer Disease-The Science and its Implications with Mike Gilfix, La Poll Associates LLP, Geoffrey Kerchner, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Stanford Medical School and Frank Longo, Chair of Neurology, Stanford Medical School.