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Article: Medical detection of false witness: high-tech lie detectors one day may be impossible to fool, but so far the only guarantee is that they will stir up as much controversy as the original polygraph. (Nation: Techno-Security).
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- Insight on the News
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- February 4, 2002
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Try this scenario: Zacarias Moussaoui is led out of a dark cell into a silent room at an undisclosed location. An electrode headset is fitted to his skull while his lawyer watches disapprovingly. After nearly an hour of flicking switches and flashing lights, the procedure concludes. An investigator reviews the results and determines exactly what role Moussaoui played in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. You cannot hide your memories from the machine.
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