RESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Neurolaw is a new interdisciplinary area of research which investigates, from different perspectives, the significance of the neurosciences for law. AIM: To clarify the relevance of neurolaw for forensic psychiatry. METHOD: The importance of neurolaw developments for forensic psychiatry was analysed on the basis of recent literature. RESULTS: Some of the developments in the field of neurolaw research concern issues that are currently evaluated by forensic psychiatrists, such as risk of recidivism and legal insanity. CONCLUSION: Developments in neurolaw are relevant for forensic psychiatry in a number of ways. An important problem, not yet resolved, is to what extent psychiatry will be prepared to help in shaping these developments.
