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Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

A range of conditions caused by prenatal alcohol exposure, producing structural and functional frontal-lobe impairment. Directly relevant to false-confession vulnerability, as established by neuropsychological evidence in R v. Pora (2015).

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BNS § 22BSA § 39Diminished responsibilityMacArthur Law and Neuroscience ProjectMiller v. Alabama (2012)NeurolawPrefrontal cortex (PFC)R v. Pora (2015 UKPC)Roper v. Simmons (2005)

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