Amanda Pustilnik

Amanda Pustilnik

Profesora de Derecho en Universidad de Maryland

Amanda C. Pustilnik is a professor at the University of Maryland School of Law and a professor at the Center for Law, Brain, and Behavior at Massachusetts General Hospital.  His work focuses on the intersections of law, science, and culture, with a particular emphasis on the brain.

In 2015, she became the first Harvard Law School Senior Fellow in Law and Applied Neuroscience.  His collaborations with scientists on brain imaging of pain and addiction led to his recent research on opioids on behalf of the Aspen Institute.

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Journey inside the brain 

Journey inside the brain 

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Three brilliant women with the will to transform neuroscience

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Antonio Damasio: Consciousness arises from feeling

Antonio Damasio: Consciousness arises from feeling

Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio provides us with clues to one of humanity’s great questions: how have we arrived at having consciousness of being conscious?

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