04 Jun 2013
June 4, 2013

People can ‘beat’ guilt detection tests by suppressing incriminating memories

Neuroscience

Zara Bergstrom, Jon Simons and crew show that people can beat EEG tests of guilt detection by suppressing the guilty memories.  Research calls into question reliability of such tests.
http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/people-can-beat-guilt-detection-tests-by-suppressing-incriminating-memories

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The Miller Lab uses experimental and theoretical approaches to study the neural basis of the high-level cognitive functions that underlie complex goal-directed behavior. ekmillerlab.mit.edu