IP: Re: 1984 draws closer.: The Lie Detector That Scans Your Brain

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 01:10:17 -0500
> From: "Joseph P. Campbell" <jpc () ll mit edu>
> Reply-To: j.campbell () ieee org
> Organization: M.I.T. Lincoln Laboratory
>
> Evoked response (ER) has been in use for some time to evaluate
> prototype commercials for TV, determine eyeglass prescriptions, etc.
> The US Govt has funded ER research for use in polygraphy, however,
> ER has not yet been found to be suitable for this application.
> Likewise, the jury is out on "brain fingerprinting."  Check out:
> http://www.brainwavescience.com/OnePageSummary004.htm
>
>         On November 14, 2000 Dr. Farwell presented the Brain
>         Fingerprinting results in a court hearing in Council
>         Bluffs, Iowa. "Scientifically, we can conclude with a
>         99.99% confidence that the critical details of the
>         crime are not stored in Harrington's brain," said
>         Dr. Farwell. "This is like finding that Harrington's
>         fingerprints or DNA do not match the fingerprints or
>         DNA found at the crime scene."
>
> But wait, there's more at:
> http://brainwavescience.com/PressReleaseAdmissibility102.htm
>
>         The judge ruled, however, that Harrington's attorneys
>         had failed to prove that this and other evidence probably
>         would have changed the outcome of his original trial.
>         Therefore Harrington's request for a new trial was denied.
>
> Looks like the judge did not have 99.99% confidence!
>
> Joe

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