MIT’s Technology Review recently wrote an article about a recent study published in the PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.) In this study, researchers found that it is possible to detect unique brain signatures amongst people who are successful bluffers. Dr. Read Montague, professor and computational neuroscientist at the Baylor College of Medicine,…
Read MoreWrongfully Convicted
What do you think the wrongfully convicted can tell us about nonverbal deception detection? Do you think you could tell without a doubt (100%) by someone’s body language, facial, expressions, and verbiage that they were lying? According to an article Body Language and DNA Exonerations posted on the Psychology Today website, most of us including…
Read MoreLie to Me Season 3, Episode 6 “Beyond Belief”
This week’s episode of Lie to Me, entitled ‘Beyond Belief,’ follows Dr. Lightman and his team as they investigate Dr. John Stafford, a motivational speaker with a cult following. During the investigation, they interrogate one of Dr. Stafford’s former followers (Jane Prescott.) There are a few inaccuracies that we would like to point out. First…
Read MoreDetermining Mental State from Tone of Voice Part 1
In a recent study done by the University of Arizona, researchers discovered that just 30 seconds of speaking with a complete stranger could reveal how well they were coping with their emotions. The study entitled “Thin-Slicing Divorce: Thirty Seconds of Information Predict Changes in Psychological Adjustment Over 90 Days” was recently published in The Journal…
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