| Humans lie. And ever since Adam said "What Apple?" | | | | been implicated in fMRI research. But there's an easier |
| humans without omniscient means to look inside each | | | | way to ferret out the truth, it simply requires a special |
| others' heads have been searching for easier clues. | | | | type of question. |
| Technology joined the fray measuring physiological | | | | Say someone claims they've been in the library all day |
| changes that indicated stress. But the tech assumes | | | | studying so there is no way they could have been part |
| liars experience stress when telling untruths ---and this | | | | of that wild block party that broke the back windshield |
| is not always the case. People may feel stress in | | | | of your mint condition 1977 Gremlin. What would you |
| those situations but for other reasons as well. Truth | | | | ask them to find out the truth? Here's the secret... |
| serums, in the form of barbituates like sodium | | | | "Ah, ok. Must have been a lot of wild stuff going on, I |
| pentothal, were believed to rewire the brain making it | | | | heard someone pulled the fire alarm in the library too, |
| impossible to lie. But the subjects were usually so | | | | did they have to evacuate everybody?" |
| sedated it made it impossible for them to speak as | | | | Now, if he asks what the heck you are talking about, |
| well. | | | | chances are he was in the library. If he incorporates |
| The latest technological advances discovered blood | | | | your lie to add further substantiation to his story, you |
| flows differently in the brain when someone is lying. | | | | got him. Try it out, you may discover some interesting |
| Areas associated with cognitive control, like the | | | | things. |
| amygdala and thalamas linked to the inner editor, have | | | | |