n this article, we analyzed how these developments enter legal frameworks and shape mechanisms aimed at addressing socially unwanted behavior. It motivates us to study the re- lationship between neuroscience and neurolaw with a special focus on the role of digital infrastructure, particularly blockchain technology, in ensuring evidentiary integrity and ethical data governance. With this perspective, we demonstrated the potential role of neuroscientists in Courts and the function of blockchain for neuroscientific evidence. Secondly, we examined how new neuro-paradigms influence debates about the structure of Society and the Law. We then focused on the domains of reductive neurolaw, which introduce the idea of replacing traditional sources of law with emerging neuroscientif- ic standards. Along with this, we discuss a definition of Cognitive Liberty (a new form of safeguard) able to be collected in a “Declaration of Human Neuro-rights,” noting that cognitive liberty may serve as a conceptual tool to defend individual human rights from neuro-paradigms that diminish them. Finally, we discussed how blockchain can enhance transparency, provenance tracking, and authenticity in neuroscientific data management, reinforcing trust and accountability without replacing traditional legal oversight.
Cognitive Liberty, Neurolaw, and Digital Governance: Integrating Neuroscience and Blockchain in the Era of Neuro-Rights
Paolo Sommaggio
;Shan Ali
2026
Abstract
n this article, we analyzed how these developments enter legal frameworks and shape mechanisms aimed at addressing socially unwanted behavior. It motivates us to study the re- lationship between neuroscience and neurolaw with a special focus on the role of digital infrastructure, particularly blockchain technology, in ensuring evidentiary integrity and ethical data governance. With this perspective, we demonstrated the potential role of neuroscientists in Courts and the function of blockchain for neuroscientific evidence. Secondly, we examined how new neuro-paradigms influence debates about the structure of Society and the Law. We then focused on the domains of reductive neurolaw, which introduce the idea of replacing traditional sources of law with emerging neuroscientif- ic standards. Along with this, we discuss a definition of Cognitive Liberty (a new form of safeguard) able to be collected in a “Declaration of Human Neuro-rights,” noting that cognitive liberty may serve as a conceptual tool to defend individual human rights from neuro-paradigms that diminish them. Finally, we discussed how blockchain can enhance transparency, provenance tracking, and authenticity in neuroscientific data management, reinforcing trust and accountability without replacing traditional legal oversight.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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