False Memories and Bad Feelings

New research has been formulated regarding a physiological marker for false memories  (not to be confused with lies), bad feelings and sleep. The Guardian has reported on new research that claims false memories have a psychological marker that can be determined via a simple test that measures the conductance of the skin. The results of…

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Finding Universal Markers for Deception

Dr. Matsumoto, director of Humintell and renowned psychologist has been appropriated by the Air Force Research Laboratory (who is also funding this endeavor) to find universal markers for deception. Dr. Matsumoto, a current Professor of Psychology at San Francisco State University and co-creator of the original microexpression training tool, has been researching human emotions and nonverbal…

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Physiological Factors of Lying

How can we effectively tell when a person is lying? If it is someone we are close to, then we likely already have their base line personality/characteristics and can detect (even if we are not always aware of it) when they verge from those characteristics telling us that something is off. Most people do this…

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The Powell Family Tragedy

Utah mother of two Susan Powell disappeared in December of 2009 after her husband Josh claimed he had taken their young sons camping in sub-zero temperatures only to return to find his wife missing. Josh Powell, who had been under severe scrutiny for several years over the disappearance of Susan, had his first in depth…

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