title: The Emerging Neuroscience of Third-Party Punishment.
abstract: Although it is far too early to say that cognitive neuroscience will have any direct impact on how we sentence criminals, patterns are nevertheless emerging that suggest a neural framework for punishment that could one day have important legal and social consequences.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA; Center for the Study of Neuroeconomics, Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA. Electronic address: fkrueger@gmu.edu.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Krueger
authors.affiliation: Second Judicial District, State of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA; John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Law and Neuroscience, Nashville, TN, USA; Gruter Institute for Law and Behavioral Research, Portola, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Morris
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hoffman
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology; D003418:Criminology; D006801:Humans; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D009488:Neurosciences; D011678:Punishment / Q000523:psychology*; D012926:Social Control, Formal; D014481:United States
keywords: blame; forgiveness; neurolaw; norm-enforcement behavior