Why Brain Injury Matters In Death Row Cases

Missouri just executed Cecil Clayton, a man whose prefrontal cortex had been severely damaged in a sawmill accident—a part of the brain responsible for impulse control.

Anand Veeravagu

Tej Azad

Published Mar. 18 2015 6:18AM EDT 

Anand Veeravagu

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Tej Azad

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