[FairWitness]

But when these individuals were presented with pictures of black people, images of some them revealed intense amygdala activation - a sure sign they were feeling fearful or anxious. Pen-and-paper psychological tests designed to reveal innate racism uncovered some participants who suppressed anti-black feelings - the same individuals whose amygdalas were most active during tests. They claimed not to be racist, but their brains gave the game away .

This should be very useful in future "Hate Crime" trials.

[pa_dweller]

This should be very useful in future "Hate Crime" trials

Good idea! </sarcasm> but why stop there? Once this is perfected, I'm assuming it will be worked on until it is, why couldn't we just hook up a scanner to the individual in the witness chair and display his private thoughts on a real time display for the courtroom and jury to see? Ought to cut down on perjury, eh?