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Abstract
Selected findings from the neurosciences addressing ways in which the brain processes information are reviewed from the perspective: “Do the findings inform our understanding of courtroom testimony by witnesses attempting to give accurate accounts of observed events?” Answers to the question include: accurate recall is possible but difficult and infrequent; built-in and learned (possibly?) information processing systems which disrupt memory and bias interpretations are responsible for this outcome; witnesses are seldom aware of disruptions unless they are experiencing difficulty remembering.
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McGuire, Michael
(2004)
"BRAIN QUIRKS AND COURTROOM TESTIMONY,"
The Gruter Institute Working Papers on Law, Economics, and Evolutionary Biology:
Vol. 3, Article 3.
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https://services.bepress.com/giwp/vol3/iss1/art3