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Prof. dr. Gerben Meynen

Professor 
Law, Economics and Governance
Utrecht University School of Law
Willem Pompe Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology
Willem Pompe Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology
 
Law, Economics and Governance
Utrecht University School of Law
Willem Pompe Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology
Willem Pompe Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology
Achter Sint Pieter 200
Achter Sint Pieter 200
3512 HT Utrecht

Prof. dr. Gerben Meynen

Professor
Willem Pompe Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology
Willem Pompe Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology
g.meynen@uu.nl
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Areas of expertise

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Publications

2024

Scholarly publications

Tesink, V., Douglas, T., Forsberg, L., Ligthart, S., & Meynen, G. (2024). Right to mental integrity and neurotechnologies: implications of the extended mind thesis. Journal of Medical Ethics. https://doi.org/10.1136/jme-2023-109645
Geukes, S. H., Bijlsma, J., Meynen, G., Raemaekers, M. A. H., Ramsey, N. F., Simon Thomas, M., van Toor, D., & Vansteensel, M. J. (2024). Neurotechnology in criminal justice: key points for neuroscientists and engineers. Journal of Neural Engineering, 21(1), 1-4. Article 013001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/ad1785
Nauta, E., Ligthart, S., & Meynen, G. (2024). Stoornis en ontoerekenbaarheid: het arrest van de Hoge Raad in de zaak Thijs H. Nederlands juristenblad, 2024(1), 6-12. Article 2024/2.

2023

Scholarly publications

Ligthart, S., Nauta, E., van Oploo, L., Meijers, J., & Meynen, G. (2023). The Relevance of Neuropsychology for Social Rehabilitation: A Human Rights Perspective. In F. Coppola, & A. Martufi (Eds.), Social Rehabilitation and Criminal Justice Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003196891-24
Bijlsma, J., De Vries, G. M., Mackor, A. R., & Meynen, G. (2023). Het vereiste gevaar voor tbs: analyse en beschouwing. Rechtsgeleerd Magazijn Themis, 2023(4), 208-224.
Bijlsma, J., & Meynen, G. (2023). Aannemelijkheid van strafuitsluitingsgronden en sanctievoorwaarden. Welke mate van onzekerheid is aanvaardbaar? Rechtsgeleerd Magazijn Themis, 2023(5), 268-276.
Ligthart, S., Ienca, M., Meynen, G., Molnar-Gabor, F., Andorno, F., Bublitz, C., Catley, P., Claydon, L., Douglas, T., Farahany, N., Fins, J., Goering, S., Haselager , P., Jotterand, F., Lavazza, A., McCay, A., Wajnerman Paz, A., & Kellmeyer, P. (2023). Minding rights: Mapping ethical and legal foundations of ‘neurorights’. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, 32(4), 461-481. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0963180123000245
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/435138/minding-rights-mapping-ethical-and-legal-foundations-of-neurorights.pdf?sequence=1
Tesink, V., Douglas, T., Forsberg, L., Ligthart, S., & Meynen, G. (2023). Neurointerventions in criminal justice: On the scope of the moral right to bodily integrity. Neuroethics, 16(3), 1-11. Article 26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12152-023-09526-1
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/435137/s12152-023-09526-1.pdf?sequence=1
Hoeboer, C. M., Kitselaar, W. M., Henrich, J. F., Miedzobrodzka, E. J., Wohlstetter, B., Giebels, E., Meynen, G., Kruisbergen, E. W., Kempes, M., Olff, M., & Kogel, C. H. D. (2023). The Impact of COVID-19 on Crime: a Systematic Review. American Journal of Criminal Justice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12103-023-09746-4
De Carlo, M., Ferrante, E., Ellers, J., Meynen, G., & Eiben, A. E. (2023). Interacting Robots in an Artificial Evolutionary Ecosystem. In G. Pappa, M. Giacobini, & Z. Vasicek (Eds.), Genetic Programming: 26th European Conference, EuroGP 2023, Held as Part of EvoStar 2023, Brno, Czech Republic, April 12–14, 2023, Proceedings (1 ed., pp. 339-354). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; Vol. 13986). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29573-7_22
Parmigiani, G., Mandarelli, G., Meynen, G., & Meynen, G. (2023). Structured instruments for insanity defense evaluations: Opportunities and limitations. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 41(5), 432-444. https://doi.org/10.1002/bsl.2618
Ligthart, S., & Meynen, G. (2023). Offering neurotechnology to defendants: On vulnerability, voluntariness, and consent. In H. Wishart, & C. Berryasse (Eds.), Neurolaw in the court room: Comparative perspectives on vulnerable defendants Routledge.
Ligthart, S., Dore-Horgan, E., & Meynen, G. (2023). The Various Faces of Vulnerability: Offering Neurointerventions to Offenders. Journal of Law and the Biosciences, 10(1), 1-18. Article lsad009. https://doi.org/10.1093/jlb/lsad009
Ligthart, S., Tesink, V., Douglas, T., Forsberg, L., & Meynen, G. (2023). The Normative Evaluation of Neurointerventions in Criminal Justice: From Invasiveness to Human Rights. AJOB Neuroscience, 14(1), 23-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/21507740.2022.2150714
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/426737/Ligthart_et_al._2022_AJOB.pdf?sequence=1

Professional publications

Meynen, G., van de Pol, N., Tesink, V., & Ligthart, S. (2023). Neurotechnology to reduce recidivism: Ethical and legal challenges. In Handbook of Clinical Neurology (pp. 265-276). (Handbook of Clinical Neurology; Vol. 197). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-821375-9.00006-2

2022

Scholarly publications

Meynen, G. (2022). Legal Insanity in the Netherlands: Regulations and Reflections. In R. Mackay, & W. Brookbanks (Eds.), The Insanity Defence: International and Comparative Perspectives (pp. 274–294). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198854944.003.0012
Ligthart, S., Bublitz, C., Douglas, T., Forsberg, L., & Meynen, G. (2022). Rethinking the Right to Freedom of Thought: A Multidisciplinary Analysis. Human Rights Law Review, 22(4), 1-14. Article ngac028. https://doi.org/10.1093/hrlr/ngac028
Parmigiani, G., Tortora, L., Meynen, G., Mandarelli, G., & Meynen, G. (2022). Virtual reality interventions for victims of crime: A systematic review. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 35(3), 804-812. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22810
Bijlsma, J., Geukes, S. H., Meynen, G., Raemaekers, M. A. H., Ramsey, N. F., Simon Thomas, M., van Toor, D., & Vansteensel, M. J. (2022). Kansen en Risico’s van de Toepassing van Neurotechnologie in het Strafrecht. UMCU / Utrecht University / WODC. https://repository.wodc.nl/handle/20.500.12832/3174
Ligthart, S., Buyse, A., & Meynen, G. (2022). Het recht op vrijheid van gedachte: Nieuwe internationale ontwikkelingen en nationale uitdagingen. Rechtsgeleerd Magazijn Themis, 2022(3). https://www.uitgeverijparis.nl/nl/reader/211121/1001621455
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/423515/Ligthart_Buyse_Meynen_2022_RM_Themis.pdf?sequence=1
Ligthart, S., Meynen, G., & Douglas, T. (2022). Persuasive technologies and the right to mental liberty: The ‘smart’ rehabilitation of criminal offenders. In M. Ienca, O. Pollicino, L. Liguori, E. Stefanini, & R. A. (Eds.), Cambridge handbook of information technology, life sciences and human rights (pp. 32-47). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108775038.005
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/436250/persuasive-technologies-and-the-right-to-mental-liberty.pdf?sequence=1
Ligthart, S., Meynen, G., Biller-Andorno, N., Kooijmans, T., & Kellmeyer, P. (2022). Is virtually everything possible? The relevance of ethics and human rights for introducing extended reality in forensic psychiatry. AJOB Neuroscience, 13(3), 144-157. https://doi.org/10.1080/21507740.2021.1898489

Professional publications

Meynen, G., & Van der Wolf, M. (2022). Forensische psychiatrie en psychologie. Delikt en Delinkwent, 2022(2), 182-188. Article 12. https://new.navigator.nl/document/idf09204293d7e435a87996f7db67af7ad?ctx=WKNL_CSL_32
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/425210/Behandelen_en_straffen.pdf?sequence=1
Meynen, G., & Van der Wolf, M. (2022). Rubriek Forensische psychiatrie en psychologie. Delikt en Delinkwent, 2022(3), 605-611. Article 42. https://new.navigator.nl/document/id8c7cd8a037ac417bbdc9d4c73290d03d?ctx=WKNL_CSL_32
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/425209/Straffen_en_behandelen.pdf?sequence=1
Meynen, G. (2022). Technologie in de forensische psychiatrie: het belang van ethisch en juridisch onderzoek (Van redactiewege). Sancties, 2022(4), 205-208. Article 56. https://new.navigator.nl/document/id88a2937715fc477e95ff1ae74d8d40c6?ctx=WKNL_CSL_138
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/425207/Technologie_in_de_forensische_psychiatrie_het_belang_van_ethisch_en_juridisch_onderzoek.pdf?sequence=1
Meynen, G., & van Marle, H. J. C. (2022). Toerekeningsvatbaarheid en gevaar. Een beschouwing vanuit gedragskundig perspectief. In H. Van Marle, P. Mevis, S. Roza, & M. Van der Wolf (Eds.), Gedragskundige rapportage in het strafrecht (Derde herziene druk) (pp. 287-306). Kluwer.

2021

Scholarly publications

De Carlo, M., Ferrante, E., Ellers, J., Meynen, G., & Eiben, A. E. (2021). The impact of different tasks on evolved robot morphologies. In GECCO 2021 Companion - Proceedings of the 2021 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Companion (pp. 91-92). (GECCO 2021 Companion - Proceedings of the 2021 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Companion). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3449726.3459562
Meynen, G. (2021). The insanity defense. In B. Brozek, J. Hage, & N. Vincent (Eds.), Law and Mind: A Survey of the Law and the Cognitive Sciences (pp. 317-341). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108623056.015
Meynen, G., Destoop, M., Delden, J. J. M. V., Vellinga, A., Van, H. L., Vandenberghe, J., & Goethals, K. R. (2021). Ethiek en psychiatrie. Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie, 63(10), 697-698.
Groot, N. F. D., Beers, B. V., & Meynen, G. (2021). Commercial DNA tests and police investigations: a broad bioethical perspective. Journal of Medical Ethics, 47(12), 788–795. https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2021-107568
Meynen, G., & Bijlsma, J. (2021). Culpability and accountability: The insanity defense. In C. Garofalo, & J. J. Sijtsema (Eds.), Clinical Forensic Psychology: Introductory Perspectives on Offending (1 ed., pp. 555-566). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80882-2_28
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/429092/Culpability_and_accountability.pdf?sequence=1
Ligthart, S., & Meynen, G. (2021). Zwijgen in de 21e eeuw: Tijd voor herbezinning op het recht tegen zelfincriminatie? In T. Kooijmans, J. W. Ouwerkerk, C. R. J. J. Rijken, & J. B. H. M. Simmelink (Eds.), Op zoek naar evenwicht (1 ed., pp. 501-512). Wolters Kluwer.
Ligthart, S., Kooijmans, T., & Meynen, G. (2021). Neurorechten: wat doet Nederland ermee? Nederlands juristenblad, 2021(22), 1790-1797. Article 1575. https://www.navigator.nl/document/idad5d9ebe9270432fb1231faacb90f780/nederlands-juristenblad-neurorechten-wat-doet-nederland-ermee
Ligthart, S., van Toor, D., Kooijmans, T., Douglas, T., & Meynen, G. (Eds.) (2021). Neurolaw: Advances in neuroscience, justice, and security. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69277-3
Ligthart, S., Kooijmans, T., Douglas, T., & Meynen, G. (2021). Closed-loop brain devices in offender rehabilitation: Autonomy, human rights, and accountability. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, 30(4), 669-680. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0963180121000141
Ligthart, S., Kooijmans, T., & Meynen, G. (2021). ‘Brain-Reading’ in Criminal Justice and Forensic Psychiatry: Towards an Integrative Legal-Ethical Approach. In S. Ligthart, D. V. Toor, T. Kooijmans, T. Douglas, & G. Meynen (Eds.), Neurolaw: Advances in Neuroscience, Justice & Security (1 ed., pp. 121-141). (Palgrave Studies in Law, Neuroscience, and Human Behavior). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69277-3_6
Eiben, A. E., Ellers, J., Meynen, G., & Nyholm, S. (2021). Robot Evolution: Ethical Concerns. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 8, 1-9. Article 744590. https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2021.744590
Nauta, E. E., Bijlsma, J., Dalhuisen, L., de Jong, F., & Meynen, G. (2021). Is het stoornisvereiste onmisbaar voor tbs? Een analyse vanuit nationaalrechtelijk en mensenrechtelijk perspectief. Delikt en Delinkwent, 51(6), 36-43. Article 39.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/418826/D_B_8233A_5E_E_6E_F_25D_0A_B_61E_4426907B_E_2_pdf.pdf?sequence=1
Metselaar, S., Geurts, J., & Meynen, G. (2021). Responding to Human Brain Surrogates Research: The Value of Empirical Ethics. American Journal of Bioethics, 21(1), 64-66. https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2020.1845865
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/412322/Responding_to_Human_Brain_Surrogates_Research_The_Value_of_Empirical_Ethics.pdf?sequence=1
De Vries, G. M., Bijlsma, J., Mackor, A. M., Bex, F. J., & Meynen, G. (2021). AI-risicotaxatie: nieuwe kansen en risico’s voor statistische voorspellingen van recidive. Strafblad, 2021(2), 58-66. https://doi.org/10.5553/Bsb/266669012021002002004
De Groot, N. F., Van Beers, B. C., Decock, L., & Meynen, G. (2021). Accessing medical biobanks to solve crimes: Ethical considerations. Journal of Medical Ethics, 47(7), 502-509. https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2020-106133
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/432330/502.full.pdf?sequence=1

2020

Scholarly publications

Gröning, L., Haukvik, U. K., Meynen, G., & Radovic, S. (2020). Constructing criminal insanity: The roles of legislators, judges and experts in Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands. New Journal of European Criminal Law, 11(3), 390-410. https://doi.org/10.1177/2032284420950485
Meynen, G. (2020). Neurorecht: hoop of hersenschim? (inaugural lecture).
Carlo, M. D., Zeeuwe, D., Ferrante, E., Meynen, G., Ellers, J., & Eiben, A. E. (2020). Influences of Artificial Speciation on Morphological Robot Evolution. In 2020 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence, SSCI 2020 (pp. 2272-2279). Article 9308433 (2020 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence, SSCI 2020). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/SSCI47803.2020.9308433
Carlo, M. D., Zeeuwe, D., Ferrante, E., Meynen, G., Ellers, J., & Eiben, A. E. (2020). Robotic task affects the resulting morphology and behaviour in evolutionary robotics. In 2020 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence, SSCI 2020 (pp. 2125-2131). Article 9308272 (2020 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence, SSCI 2020). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/SSCI47803.2020.9308272
Meynen, G. (2020). Neurorecht: hoop of hersenschim? Boom Juridisch. https://www.boomdenhaag.nl/webshop/neurorecht-hoop-of-hersenschim
Ligthart, S., Douglas, T., Bublitz, C., Kooijmans, T., & Meynen, G. (2020). Forensic Brain-Reading and Mental Privacy in European Human Rights Law: Foundations and Challenges. Neuroethics, 14, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12152-020-09438-4
Tortora, L., Meynen, G., Bijlsma, J., Tronci, E., & Ferracuti, S. (2020). Neuroprediction and A.I. in Forensic Psychiatry and Criminal Justice: A Neurolaw Perspective. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, Article 220. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00220
van Oudheusden, L. J. B., van de Schoot, R., Hoogendoorn, A., van Oppen, P., Kaarsemaker, M., Meynen, G., & van Balkom, A. J. L. M. (2020). Classification of comorbidity in obsessive–compulsive disorder: A latent class analysis. Brain and Behavior, 10(7), Article e01641. https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.1641
Malatesti, L., Jurjako, M., & Meynen, G. (2020). The insanity defence without mental illness? Some considerations. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 71, 1-7. Article 101571. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2020.101571
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/408255/1_s2.0_S0160252720300303_main.pdf?sequence=1
Meynen, G. (2020). Neuroscience-based psychiatric assessments of criminal responsibility: beyond self-report? Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, 29(3), 446-458. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0963180120000195
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/408254/neurosciencebased.pdf?sequence=1
Steins Bisschop, C. N., Decock, L. B., Meynen, G., & de Ridder, G. J. (2020). Een biologisch substraat voor psychische stoornissen: gouden toekomst of gouden bergen? Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie, 62(5), 368-375. https://www.tijdschriftvoorpsychiatrie.nl/nl/artikelen/article/50-12193_Een-biologisch-substraat-voor-psychische-stoornissen-gouden-toekomst-of-gouden-bergen
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/408252/62_2020_5_artikel_steins.pdf?sequence=1
Bijlsma, J., Nauta, E. E., Kooijmans, T., de Jong, F., Dalhuisen, L., & Meynen, G. (2020). Stoornis en gevaar. Een aanzet tot onderzoek naar een alternatief voor tbs. Delikt en Delinkwent, 50(5), 357-371. Article 25. http://deeplinking.kluwer.nl/?param=00D37C4D&cpid=WKNL-LTR-Nav2
Ligthart, S., Jacobs, P., Kooijmans, T., Groenhuijsen, M., Harte, J. M., & Meynen, G. (2020). Tenuitvoerlegging van strafrechtelijke sancties anno 2020: Enkele aandachtspunten vanuit verschillende disciplines. Nederlands juristenblad, 2020(8), 528-535. Article 490.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/395022/NJB08_Focus_1_.pdf?sequence=1

Professional publications

Widdershoven, G., Ruissen, A., & Meynen, G. (2020). Assessing Competence: Narrative Coherence or Practical Reasoning? AJOB Neuroscience, 11(1), 18-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/21507740.2019.1704936

2019

Scholarly publications

Ligthart, S., Van Oploo, L., Meijers, J., Meynen, G., & Kooijmans, T. (2019). Prison and the brain: Neuropsychological research in the light of the European Convention on Human Rights. New Journal of European Criminal Law, 10(3), 287-300. https://doi.org/10.1177/2032284419861816
Ligthart, S., Douglas, T., Bublitz, C., & Meynen, G. (2019). The Future of Neuroethics and the Relevance of the Law. AJOB Neuroscience, 10(3), 120-121. https://doi.org/10.1080/21507740.2019.1632961
Kellmeyer, P., Biller-Andorno, N., & Meynen, G. (2019). Ethical tensions of virtual reality treatment in vulnerable patients. Nature Medicine, 25(8), 1185-1188. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-019-0543-y
Messina, E., Meynen, G., Nicolò, G., Ruggeri, M., Kooijmans, T., & Ferracuti, S. (2019). Forensic psychiatric evaluations of defendants: Forensic psychiatric evaluations of defendants. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 66, Article 101473. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2019.101473
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/392305/Forensic_psychiatric_evaluations.pdf?sequence=1
Metselaar, S., Meynen, G., Voskes, Y., & Widdershoven, G. (2019). Evaluating PAD Requests in Psychiatry: The Importance of Involving Others. American Journal of Bioethics, 19(10), 63-65. https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2019.1654016
Parmigiani, G., Mandarelli, G., Meynen, G., & Carabellese, F. (2019). Translating clinical findings to the legal norm: the Defendant’s Insanity Assessment Support Scale (DIASS). Translational Psychiatry, 9(1), Article 278. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-019-0628-x
Bijlsma, J., Bex, F. J., & Meynen, G. (2019). Artificiële intelligentie en risicotaxatie. Drie kernvragen voor strafrechtjuristen. Nederlands juristenblad, 2019(44), 3313-3319. Article 2778. https://www.navigator.nl/document/id637f09f4ce8e4f2f95ef941ac7a26086?cpid=WKNL-LTR-Nav2&cip=hybrid
Bijlsma, J., de Jong, F., Kooijmans, T., & Meynen, G. (2019). Legal insanity and risk: An international perspective on the justification of indeterminate preventive commitment. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 66, Article 101462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2019.101462
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/389808/1_s2.0_S0160252719300469_main.pdf?sequence=1
Ligthart, S., Kooijmans, T., & Meynen, G. (2019). TBS en stoornis: Enkele overwegingen voor de wetgever. Nederlands juristenblad, 2019(16), 1148-1153. Article 837.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/381031/NJB16_Focus.pdf?sequence=2
Meynen, G. (2019). Ethical Issues to Consider Before Introducing Neurotechnological Thought Apprehension in Psychiatry. AJOB Neuroscience, 10(1), 5-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/21507740.2019.1595772

Professional publications

Kooijmans, T., & Meynen, G. (2019). Een juridisch criterium voor ontoerekeningsvatbaarheid. In Praktische en veelzijdig: Vriendenboek voor Paul Vegter (pp. 227-237). Wolters Kluwer.
Meynen, G. (2019). Een medische of een juridische stoornis? Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie, 61, 74-75. http://www.tijdschriftvoorpsychiatrie.nl/assets/articles/61-2019-2-artikel-meynen.pdf
Goethals, K., Meynen, G., & Popma, A. (2019). Leerboek Forensische psychiatrie. De Tijdstroom.
Hummelen, J. W., & Meynen, G. (2019). Toerekeningsvatbaarheid. In Leerboek forensische psychiatrie De Tijdstroom.
Meynen, G., & Popma, A. (2019). Neurorecht. In K. R. Goethals, G. Meynen, & A. Popma (Eds.), Leerboek forensische psychiatrie Tijdstroom.
Pieters, A. H. L. M., & Meynen, G. (2019). Het ziektebegrip in de psychiatrie. In T. Pieters, & G. Widdershoven (Eds.), Basisboek filosofie & geschiedenis van de gezondheidszorg (pp. 129-150). Boom.

2018

Scholarly publications

Ligthart, S., Kooijmans, T., & Meynen, G. (2018). Een juridisch criterium voor de ontoerekeningsvatbaarheid: Een uitspraak van het gerechtshof Den Haag geanalyseerd. Delikt en Delinkwent, 2018(2), 101-110. Article 9.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/421691/977A_B_5D_F_8E_E_520A_E_8A_B_9B_8D_C_6A_D_1F_52C_pdf.pdf?sequence=1
Ligthart, S., van Oploo, L., Meijers, J., Meynen, G., & Kooijmans, T. (2018). De Nederlandse detentieomgeving en het resocialisatiebeginsel: Implicaties van neuropsychologisch onderzoek. Nederlands juristenblad, 2018(14), 924-930. Article 692.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/422072/5A_D_A_2E_C_A_D_9E_80D_38488893F_63693C_955_pdf.pdf?sequence=1
Meijers, J., Harte, J. M., Meynen, G., Cuijpers, P., & Scherder, E. J. A. (2018). Reduced Self-Control after 3 Months of Imprisonment; A Pilot Study. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, 1-7. Article 69. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00069
Meynen, G. (Accepted/In press). Forensic psychiatry and neurolaw: Description, developments and debates. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 2018, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2018.04.005
Meynen, G. (2018). Author's Response to Peer Commentaries: Brain-based mind reading: conceptual clarifications and legal applications. Journal of Law and the Biosciences, 5(1), 212-216. https://doi.org/10.1093/jlb/lsx044
Van Oudheusden, L. J. B., Draisma, S., Van Der Salm, S., Cath, D., Van Oppen, P., Van Balkom, A. J. L. M., & Meynen, G. (2018). Perceptions of free will in obsessive-compulsive disorder. BMC Psychiatry, 18, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-018-1985-3
Bijlsma, J., & Meynen, G. (2018). Wat is 'aannemelijk'? Over het belang van een helder sanctierechtelijk bewijscriterium. Nederlands juristenblad, 2018(34), 2514-2519. Article 1812.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/376568/aannemelijk.pdf?sequence=1

Professional publications

Meynen, G. (2018). Kunst en neurorecht. In F. D. Jong, M. Liem, & J. V. Mulbregt (Eds.), Daad, dader en deskundige: liber amicorum prof. dr. Frans Koenraadt (pp. 445-455). (Pompe reeks; Vol. 93). Boom Juridisch.
Struijk, S., & Meynen, G. (2018). De problematiek achter de weigeraarsproblematiek. Sancties, 2018(4), 209-211. Article 39.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/382139/C_4402A_D_40A_2B_C_B_199097907652F_A_72A_3_pdf.pdf?sequence=1

2017

Scholarly publications

Ligthart, S., Kooijmans, T., & Meynen, G. (2017). Neurotests in de Nederlandse strafrechtspleging: Een verkenning van juridische mogelijkheden en uitdagingen. Delikt en Delinkwent, 2017(8), 579-603. Article 56.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/421693/B_D_0E_72D_C_E_4718B_9C_1950948F_766C_603C_pdf.pdf?sequence=1
Metselaar, S., Meynen, G., & Widdershoven, G. (2017). Moral Case Deliberation: Its Value for Neuroethics. AJOB Neuroscience, 8(1), 23-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/21507740.2017.1285825
Widdershoven, G., Voskes, Y., & Meynen, G. (2017). Psychiatric Genomics and the Role of the Family: Beyond the Doctor–Patient Relationship. American Journal of Bioethics, 17(4), 20-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2017.1284930
Widdershoven, G., Meynen, G., & Metselaar, S. (2017). Dealing With the Nocebo Effect: Taking Physician–Patient Interaction Seriously. American Journal of Bioethics, 17(6), 48-50. https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2017.1314046
Meynen, G., & Widdershoven, G. (2017). The Impact of Closed-Loop DBS on Agency: An Open Question. AJOB Neuroscience, 8(2), 79-80. https://doi.org/10.1080/21507740.2017.1320325
Meynen, G. (2017). Walls and laws: Structural barriers to forensic psychiatric research. European Psychiatry, 44, 208-209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.04.010
Meynen, G. (2017). Neurosciencefiction? Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie, 59(8), 454-455.
Metselaar, S., Voskes, Y., Meynen, G., & Widdershoven, G. (2017). Reclaiming Narrative Identity and Recovery in Psychiatry. AJOB Neuroscience, 8(3), 188-190. https://doi.org/10.1080/21507740.2017.1371811
Kooijmans, T., & Meynen, G. (2017). Who Establishes the Presence of a Mental Disorder in Defendants? Medicolegal Considerations on a European Court of Human Rights Case. Frontiers in Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00199/abstract
Meynen, G. (2017). Kwetsbare keuzes (oratie). Vrije Universiteit.
Meynen, G. (2017). Brain-based mind reading in forensic psychiatry: exploring possibilities and perils. Journal of Law and the Biosciences. https://doi.org/10.1093/jlb/lsx006
Meijers, J., Harte, J. M., Meynen, G., & Cuijpers, P. (2017). Differences in executive functioning between violent and non-violent offenders. Psychological Medicine, 47(10), 1784-1793. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291717000241
Musschenga, A. W., & Meynen, G. (2017). Moral progress: An introduction. Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, 20(1), 3-15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10677-017-9782-5
Bijlsma, J., & Meynen, G. (2017). Heeft ons strafrecht de ‘verminderde’ toerekeningsvatbaarheid wel nodig? Nederlands juristenblad, 2017(5), 262-310. Article 262.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/377476/Bijlsma.pdf?sequence=1

2016

Scholarly publications

Meynen, G. (2016). Neurolaw: Recognizing Opportunities and Challenges for Psychiatry (Editorial). Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, 41, 3-5. https://doi.org/10.1503/jpn.150317
Meynen, G. (2016). Legal Insanity. Explorations in Psychiatry, Law, & Ethics. (International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine, Vol. 71). Springer.
Widdershoven, G. A. M., Ruissen, A., van Balkom, A. J. L. M., & Meynen, G. (2016). Competence in chronic mental illness: the relevance of practical wisdom. Journal of Medical Ethics. https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2014-102575

2015

Scholarly publications

Meijers, J., Harte, J. M., Meynen, G., & Cuijpers, W. J. M. J. (2015). Study protocol: The influence of running therapy on executive functions and sleep of prisoners. F1000Research, 4, Article 152. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.6469.1
Meijers, J., Harte, J. M., Jonker, F. A., & Meynen, G. (2015). Prison brain? Executive dysfunction in prisoners. Frontiers in Psychology, 2015(6). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00043
Hein, I. M., de Vries, M. C., Troost, P. W., Meynen, G., van Goudoever, J. B., & Lindauer, R. J. (2015). Informed consent instead of assent is appropriate in children from the age of twelve: Policy implications of new findings on children's competence to consent to clinical research. BMC Medical Ethics, 16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-015-0067-z
Meynen, G., & Widdershoven, G. (2015). Dealing With Placebo Effects: A Plea to Take Into Account Contextual Factors. American Journal of Bioethics, 15(10), 19-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2015.1074308

Professional publications

van Harskamp, A., Meynen, G., & Siertsema, G. (Eds.) (2015). Worden wij betere mensen? Essays over morele vooruitgang. Klement.
van Oudheusden, L. J. B., Meynen, G., & van Balkom, A. J. L. M. (2015). Psychiatrische comorbiditeit: theoretische en klinische dilemma's. Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie, 57(9), 664-671.

2014

Scholarly publications

Meynen, G., & Widdershoven, G. A. M. (2014). Why authenticity may be an inherent bioethical DBS concern. AJOB Neuroscience, 5(1), 37-39. https://doi.org/10.1080/21507740.2013.863254
Widdershoven, G., Meynen, G., Hartman, L., & Denys, D. (2014). Ethical dilemmas in the practice of DBS. AJOB Neuroscience, 5(4), 83-85. https://doi.org/10.1080/21507740.2014.953270

2013

Scholarly publications

Meynen, G. (2013). Moeten psychiaters zich uitspreken over toerekeningsvatbaarheid? Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie, 55(10), 729-731.
Radder, H., & Meynen, G. (2013). Does the Brain ‘Initiate’ Freely Willed Processes? A Philosophy of Science Critique of Libet-Type Experiments and Their Interpretation. Theory and Psychology, 23(1), 3-21. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959354312460926
Meynen, G., & Widdershoven, G. (2013). Autonomy, free will, and a rational life-plan: a practical. AJOB Neuroscience, 4(4), 64-65. https://doi.org/10.1080/21507740.2013.828113

2012

Scholarly publications

Meynen, G. (2012). Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Free Will, and Control. Philosophy, Psychiatry and Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1353/ppp.2012.0053
Meynen, G., Swaab, D. F., & Widdershoven, G. (2012). Nocebo and Informed Consent in the Internet Era. American Journal of Bioethics, 12(3), 31-33. https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2011.652801
Meynen, G. (2012). Compulsions, Compatibilism, and Control. Philosophy, Psychiatry and Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1353/ppp.2012.0059
Meynen, G., & Widdershoven, G. A. (2012). Competence in Health Care: An Abilities-based versus a Pathology-based Approach. Clinical Ethics, 7(1), 39-44. https://doi.org/10.1258/ce.2011.011035
Ruissen, A. M., Widdershoven, G. A. M., Meynen, G., Abma, T. A., & van Balkom, A. J. L. M. (2012). A systematic review of the literature about competence and poor insight. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 125(2), 103-113. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.2011.01760.x

2011

Scholarly publications

Meynen, G., & Swaab, D. F. (2011). Why medication in involuntary treatment may be less effective: the placebo/nocebo effect. Medical Hypotheses, 77(6), 993-995. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2011.08.029
Olieman, R., Meynen, G., & van Balkom, A. J. L. M. (2011). Voorschrijven van antidepressiva in de huisartsenpraktijk. Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie, 53(11), 874-875.
Ruissen, A. M., Meynen, G., & Widdershoven, G. A. M. (2011). Reactie op 'Rechtdoen aan complexiteit; het begrip 'wilsbekwaamheid'. Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie, 53(10), 776-778.
Meynen, G. (2011). Generalized anxiety disorder and online intelligence: a phenomenological account of why worrying is unhelpful. Philosophy, ethics, and humanities in medicine : PEHM, 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/1747-5341-6-7
Meynen, G. (2011). Depression, Possibilities, and Competence: A Phenomenological Perspective. Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics, 181-193. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11017-010-9171-8
Meynen, G. (2011). Autonomy, criminal Responsibility, and competence. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 39(2), 231-236.

Professional publications

Meynen, G. (2011). Waarom forensisch psychiaters met de ‘vrije wil’ te maken hebben. In T. I. Oei, & G. Meynen (Eds.), Toerekeningsvatbaarheid. Over vrije wil, wetenschap en recht Wolf Legal Publishers.
Oei, T. I., & Meynen, G. (Eds.) (2011). Toerekeningsvatbaarheid. Over vrije wil, wetenschap en recht. Wolf Legal Publishers.
Meynen, G. (2011). Mad or bad? Psychiatrische stoornissen, verantwoordelijkheid en vrije wil. In M. Sie (Ed.), Hoezo Vrije Wil? Perspectieven op een heikele kwestie Lemniscaat.
Denys, D. A. J. P., & Meynen, G. (2011). Handboek psychiatrie en filosofie. De Tijdstroom.

2010

Scholarly publications

Meynen, G. (2010). Wegner on Hallucinations, Inconsistency, and the Illusion of Free Will. Some Critical Remarks. Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences, 359–372. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11097-010-9167-x
Meynen, G., van Stralen, H., Smit, J. H., Kamphorst, W., Swaab, D. F., & Hoogendijk, W. J. G. (2010). Relation Between Neuritic Plaques and Depressive State in Alzheimer's Disease. Acta Neuropsychiatrica, 22(1), 14-20. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1601-5215.2009.00423.x
Klumpers, U. M. H., Veltman, D. J., Drent, M. L., Boellaard, R., Comans, E. F. I., Meynen, G., Lammertsma, A. A., & Hoogendijk, W. J. G. (2010). Reduced parahippocampal and lateral temporal GABA(A)-[C-11]flumazenil binding in major depression: preliminary results. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, 37(3), 565-574. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-009-1292-9
Meynen, G. (2010). Free will and psychiatric assessment of criminal responsibility. A parallel with informed consent. Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 13(4), 313-320. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11019-010-9250-7
Meynen, G. (2010). Free Will and Mental Disorder: Exploring the Relationship. Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics, 31(6), 429–443. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11017-010-9158-5
Meynen, G., & Oei, T. I. (2010). Free will and criminal responsibility. In M. Herzog-Evans (Ed.), Transnational Criminology Manual (Volume 1) Wolf Legal Publishers.

Popularising publications

Meynen, G. (2010). Ten geleide (themanummer Vrije wil). Wijsgerig Perspectief, 50(1), 4-7.
Meynen, G. (2010). Een psychiatrische stoornis – wat is dat? Over definiëren en operationaliseren. In E. Koster (Ed.), Wat is wetenschap? Een filosofische inleiding voor levenswetenschappers en medici University of Vienna Press.

2009

Scholarly publications

Meynen, G. (2009). Should or should not forensic psychiatrists think about free will? Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 12(2), 203-212. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11019-008-9166-7
Meynen, G. (2009). Short literature notice on: Welie, S.: Criteria for assessment of patient competence. A conceptual analysis from the legal, psychological and ethical perspectives [Review of: Criteria for assessment of patient competence. A conceptual analysis from the legal, psychological and ethical perspectives]. Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 12.
Meynen, G., & Verburgt, J. H. (2009). Reactie op Velleman en De Wachter ‘Fenomenologie en wetenschap; over de grondslagen van de psychiatrie in Heideggers Zollikoner Seminare’. Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie, 51(10), 788-791.
Meynen, G., & Verburgt, J. H. P. (2009). Psychopathology and causal explanation in practice. A critical note on Heidegger's Zollikon Seminars. Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 12(1), 57-66. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11019-008-9137-z
Meynen, G., Unmehopa, U. A., Hofman, M. A., Swaab, D. F., & Hoogendijk, W. J. G. (2009). Hypothalamic Vasopressin and Oxytocin mRNA Expression in Relation to Depressive State in Alzheimer's Disease: A Difference With Major Depressive Disorder. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 21(8), 722-729. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2826.2009.01890.x
Meynen, G. (2009). Exploring the similarities and differences between medical assessments of competence and criminal responsibility. Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 443-451. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11019-009-9211-1
Meynen, G. (2009). De vrije wil in de forensische psychiatrie. Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie, 51(12), 873-883.

Professional publications

Meynen, G. (2009). Vrije wil en toerekeningsvatbaarheid. In -
Meynen, G. (2009). Toerekeningsvatbaarheid en vrije wil. De Psychiater, 28-29.

2008

Scholarly publications

Meynen, G. (2008). Vrije wil en psychiatrische stoornissen. Algemeen Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte, 100(1), 67-72.
Cath, D. C., Meynen, G., & van Balkom, A. J. L. M. (2008). Antipsychotica in de behandeling van het syndroom van Gilles de la Tourette: een literatuuroverzicht. Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie, 50(9), 593-602.

Professional publications

Meynen, G. (2008). Vrije wil en neurowetenschap. In J. A. den Boer, G. Glas, & A. W. Mooij (Eds.), Kernproblemen in de psychiatrie (pp. 266-298). Boom.

2007

Scholarly publications

Meynen, G. (2007). Neurobiological characteristics of depression. [Doctoral thesis 3 (Research UU / Graduation NOT UU), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam]. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/neurobiological-characteristics-of-depression-major-depressive-di
Meynen, G., & Verburgt, J. H. P. (2007). Medicine in Danger? Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 10(4), 477-478. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11019-007-9067-1

Professional publications

Meynen, G. (2007). Zijn, tijd en de vraag naar vrijheid. In C. Bremmes, & M. van den Bossche (Eds.), De actualiteit van Martin Heideggers ‘Zijn en tijd’ Damon.

2000

Scholarly publications

Hoogendijk, W. J. G., Meynen, G., Eikelenboom, P., & Swaab, D. F. (2000). Brain alterations in depression. Acta Neuropsychiatrica, 12, 54-58. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0924270800035717

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