Responsible Brains: Neuroscience, Law, and Human Culpability - Paperbackby William Hirstein (Author), Katrina L. Sifferd (Author), Tyler K. Fagan (Author) An examination of the relationship between the brain and culpability that offers a comprehensive neuroscientific theory of human responsibility. When we praise, blame, punish, or reward people for their actions, we are holding them responsible for what they have done. Common sense tells us that what makes human beings responsible has to do with their minds and, in