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Brain Scans to Identify Liars?

Posted by Zonk on from the hello-mr.-anderson dept.

dotc writes "After a bunch of sci-fi stories and rumors, now it looks like the future has become a reality -- a reliable, unbiased test using functional MRI brain scan to detect lying. The article author details a first-person account of undergoing the MRI 'deception task'. And the test is available now - use it to prove your innocence." From the article: "Laken said he's aiming to offer the fMRI service for use in situations like libel, slander and fraud where it's one person's word against another, and perhaps in employee screening by government agencies. Attorneys suggest it would be more useful in civil than most criminal cases, he said."

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  1. Oblig Simson quote by NoGuffCheck · · Score: 5, Funny

    SCULLY: Now we're going to run a few tests. This is a simple lie detector. I'll ask you a few yes or no questions, and you just answer truthfully. Do you understand?

    HOMER: Yes! (*The machine blows up*)

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    serenity now!
  2. Tin Foil Hat by oakleeman · · Score: 5, Funny

    Guess I better break out the tin foil.

  3. The truth of the matter... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Attorneys suggest it would be more useful in civil than most criminal cases, he said.

    Does this mean that lawyers will be required to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help them God? Should make Court TV more interesting.

  4. Re:Do not rely completely on fMRI by fyngyrz · · Score: 3, Funny
    Oh, come on. We had lunch together. You had what I had, and I had... er... I... No, that is, we...

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    I've fallen off your lawn, and I can't get up.
  5. Re:Unpleasantness of an MRI by Ihlosi · · Score: 3, Funny
    I had one last year and had to be given anti-anxiety medication to be able to tolerate being stuck in a narrow tube for 45 minutes.



    ha Ha HA ... erm, I mean, be glad that you didn't have to have one twenty years ago, when the whole process took three and a half frickin' hours.



    Yes, compared to the very beginnings of MRI, it is a quick and fairly uncomplicated procedure today.

  6. Re:Do not rely completely on fMRI by Znork · · Score: 3, Funny

    Will they repeat that claim of 90% accuracy while taking an fMRI?