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Lie-detection using functional MRI

Scientific American last week reported that psychiatrist Sean Spence and collaborators at the University of Sheffield are developing a lie-detection test based on functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technology. Using fMRI, Spence and colleagues are able to monitor blood flow to certain areas of the brain’s prefrontal cortex that are implicated in the regulation of… Read More »Lie-detection using functional MRI