Killing Them Softly: Neuroscience Reveals How Brain Cells Die from Law School Stress

2013; RELX Group (Netherlands); Linguagem: Inglês

10.2139/ssrn.2227155

ISSN

1556-5068

Autores

Debra S. Austin,

Tópico(s)

Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues

Resumo

Law is a cognitive profession and the legendary stressors in legal education and the practice of law can take a tremendous toll on cognitive capacity. Lawyers suffer from depression at triple the rate of non-lawyers. This article provides a groundbreaking synthesis on the neuroscience of achieving optimal cognitive fitness for all law students, law professors, and lawyers.

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