[PoorMuttly]

This stuff will only work on people who CARE that they're lying. A true bad-guy would calmly tell you that he did something else...and go undetected. There ARE people like this, and some make a profession of it.

But then again...I wouldn't know about such things.

Would I.

[Starbreed]

My underestanding is that, when telling the truth, your brain zaps over to the memory site, quick, easy. If you elect to fabricate, your brain engages in labor-intensive sorting of reasonable alternatives. This can involvce real memories or created ones, either of which are going to pump blood and activate several different parts of your brain. It has nothing to do with guilt or fear.

This testing might be very interesting if used with children who remember abuse after social workers have talked to them. They think they remember; is there such a thing as a valid, implanted memory?