PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - J. Arturo Silva TI - Forensic Psychiatry, Neuroscience, and the Law DP - 2009 Dec 01 TA - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online PG - 489--502 VI - 37 IP - 4 4099 - http://jaapl.org/content/37/4/489.short 4100 - http://jaapl.org/content/37/4/489.full SO - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law2009 Dec 01; 37 AB - The rise of modern neuroscience is transforming psychiatry and other behavioral sciences. Neuroscientific progress also has had major impact in forensic neuropsychiatric practice, resulting in the increased use of neuroscientific technologies in cases of a psychiatric-legal nature. This article is focused on the impact of neuroscientific progress in forensic psychiatry in relation to criminal law. Also addressed are some emerging questions involving the practice of forensic neuropsychiatry. These questions will be reframed by providing alternative perspectives consistent with the objectives of forensic neuropsychiatric practice. The last part of the article is a discussion of potential developments that may facilitate the integration of neuroscientific knowledge in forensic neuropsychiatric practice.