Magnetic pulses applied to a specific region of the frontal cortex can influence peoples’ willingness to lie spontaneously or tell the truth, according to a new study by researchers from Estonia.
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The findings, published recently in the journal Behavioural Brain Research, suggest that manipulations of brain activity could be an effective way of obtaining truthful responses from defendants and criminal suspects, raising more ethical questions about the application of neuroscience technologies in the legal profession.
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