Significant advances in various disciplines of neurosciences, such as neurology, neuropsychiatry, neuroimaging, and neurogenetics, have caused an exciting field to emerge in the field of forensic neuropsychiatry called neurolaw. The resurgence of interest in this field has paralleled the renaissance of neuropsychiatry in the last few decades. This historical review of the practice of forensic neuropsychiatry provides an insight into the past with the hope that it will guide the future development of this field.

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法医神经精神病学的历史

神经科学各学科（如神经病学、神经精神病学、神经影像学和神经遗传学）的重大进展，导致法医神经精神病学领域出现了一个令人兴奋的领域，即神经法。过去几十年来，随着神经精神病学的复兴，人们对这一领域的兴趣重新兴起。对法医神经精神病学实践的历史回顾提供了对过去的洞察，希望能够指导该领域的未来发展。