Shaken baby syndrome has been discredited, criticized, and even classified as âjunk scienceâ by a New Jersey judge, so why is it often being treated as settled fact in hospitals and courtrooms? The neuroscience researcher Cyrille Rossant was plunged headfirst into the controversy of shaken baby syndrome, now called âabusive head trauma,â when his child was believed to have been shaken by a nanny. After years of research, Rossant is now a leading voice among skeptics who say shaken baby syndrome isnât backed by scientific proof.
Further reading:
Shaken Baby Syndrome: Investigating the Abusive Head Trauma Controversy, co-authored by Cyrille Rossant
âHow Antiscience Creates Confusion About the Diagnosis of Abusive Head Trauma,â by John Leventhal, et al.
âNo Science Supports the Diagnostic Methods for Abusive Head Trauma,â by Cyrille Rossant, et al.
âFalse Confessions: Causes, Consequences, and Implications for Reform,â by Saul Kassin
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