Brain Fingerprinting Forensics and Law Psychology

Brain Fingerprinting Forensics and Law Psychology

Brain Fingerprinting

Farwell "brain fingerprinting" is a investigative technique that involves flashing images and words on a screen to a subject and measuring P300 brain wave responses which are produced when recognizing something familiar.

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- Electroencephalographic responses and brain fingerprinting--we have a warrant to search your brain. By Dan Brekke.
- Steve Kirsch... reckons that the relevant technology companies could deliver a working system of brain fingerprinting databases and a companion retina scanning system for (supposedly anonymous) identification reference in something like ninety days' time.
- Reaction to brief summary of the technology by Lawrence Farwell.
- Editorial suggesting that "brain fingerprinting" technology would be used to the detriment of the people by Dave McGowan.
- A Pottawattamie County judge refused Monday to overturn the murder conviction of Terry Harrington, who had argued that newly discovered brain-fingerprinting technology proved his innocence. By Mark Siebert.
- The day after Fairfield resident Larry Farwell gave a public lecture on his new "Brain Fingerprinting" technology, he found out he was wanted by the CIA. By Sally Peden.
- [Brain fingerprinting] has been touted as being able to accurately identify trained terrorists before they can board planes or even enter the country. By David Coursey.
- As polygraphs become increasingly controversial, sparking a cottage industry on how to "beat" the test, scientists are hunting for new high-tech ways of solving the most ancient of human dilemmas: How do you tell if someone is lying?
- Evidence is admitted, but fails to convince.
- Paper by Steve Kirsch proposing the compilation of a "brain fingerprinting" database to identify terrorists before they strike.
- Archived mailing-list thread discussing the validity or invalidity of "brain fingerprinting".
- Article about "brain fingerprinting" being used to exonerate Terry Harrington of the murder of police captain John Schweer in 1977. [Full text requires payment]
- Technology for crime investigation using to detect P300 brain wave responses to familiar sights by a suspect, by developer Dr. Larry Farwell.
- Comments on "'Brain Fingerprints' as Defense?" article and 60 Minutes coverage on 21 December 2000.
- System using the VATS dial tone system for "brain fingerprinting" to set "illusory conditional reflexes".

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