From: Ross A. Finlayson (raf@tiki-lounge.com)
Date: Fri Jun 08 2001 - 13:11:27 MDT
Jef Allbright wrote:
> An article at http://www.eurekalert.org/releases/ns-yla060601.html describes
> research showing a very reliable brain-wave response when a subject
> recognizes specific information presented to them. By presenting
> information only a guilty person would recognize, such as a crime-scene, a
> reliable involuntary response is observed when the subject recognizes that
> information.
>
> Reportedly this technique does not generate any false positives, although
> one could argue on the basis that the information presented may be
> recognized for reasons other than expected.
>
> So far, this technology has been admitted in court once, so the precedent
> has been set for its use.
>
> It appears something like Halperin's Truth Machine may happen sooner than we
> thought.
>
> - Jef
There are many advances in non-invasive brain wave studies. For example, as
that article describes, it is moreso a huge advance than the X-ray, and that
allowed people's innards to be seen without being extracted.
Ross
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