http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/world/asia/15brainscan.html?pagewanted=1
New technology has been released that could possibly revolutionize the forensic world. A program has been invented that takes the lie detector test to a whole new level. This test, a brain scan test, could possibly eliminate lying. The way the test works is, when the crime’s details are recited, the brain lights up in specific regions. The areas that show measurable changes when experiences are relived, their smells and sounds summoned back to consciousness. The inventors of the technology claim the system can distinguish between people’s memories of events they witnessed and between deeds they committed. The Brain Electrical Oscillations Signature test, or BEOS, was developed by Champadi Raman Mukundan, a neuroscientists. So far, this test has yet to be used in the United States but has already been used to convict several criminals in India. The test does however, contain much controversy. Some believe it could transform investigations as much as DNA evidence has but many experts in psychology and neuroscience were troubled that it was used to win a criminal conviction before being validated by any independent study or reported in a respected scientific journal.
In forensic science, this test could really turn things around because it could be able to help prove a case more so. Many people have their doubts about collected forensic evidence, they believe forensic science has yet to prove itself. With this brain scan test, evidence could be made stronger. Many practice runs have been done with this test and in one particular case, a woman was convicted of the murder of her husband due to the memory section of her brain buzzing when certain events were recounted.
I am curious to know more about this software and if it could possibly be used in the United States. Polygraph tests are not always reliable for they measure levels of anxiety and a good liar would not feel anxious. This particular test can be beaten by no one for it goes beyond anxiety and into physical, uncontrollable brain movements. It is amazing how far technology has come and the potential for it to grow more in the future.
8 comments:
I have neither heard of before nor thought possible. You did a good job summarizing what the scanner did and why it works. Also, you did a good job in showing how this machine can change the field of forensic science.
I think that you could have gone more into the controversy overall. The article has so many quotes from people who are very satisfied with it but also with people who think that the concept is pure craziness. Also, I think that you could have gone into the legal issues that would arise if this machine was actually used in the United States.
I would like to learn more about how the inventors came up with this idea in the first place. It seems like a kind of wild idea, and it sort of came out of left field in terms of how the machine came about.
I found this article and summary both equally interesting and well summarized, I fully understand what the scanner did and why it works. Cassandra and the article did a very good job of showing how this particular machine works and how it potentially can change the field of forensic science. I personally think Cassandra could have described more details about the controversy and the negative and positive sides. The article has a lot of quotes from both sides that made the reader understand both sides of the argument. Also, I think the article maybe should have gone into more legal details on what could happen if the machine was put into use. I found this article really interesting and would like to learn more about how the inventors originally came up with this idea.
I found this article and summary both equally interesting and well summarized, I fully understand what the scanner did and why it works. Cassandra and the article did a very good job of showing how this particular machine works and how it potentially can change the field of forensic science. I personally think Cassandra could have described more details about the controversy and the negative and positive sides. The article has a lot of quotes from both sides that made the reader understand both sides of the argument. Also, I think the article maybe should have gone into more legal details on what could happen if the machine was put into use. I found this article really interesting and would like to learn more about how the inventors originally came up with this idea.
One thing I liked about this review was how well she summarized the details surrounding the brain scan test. I also liked how she chose a article in which I knew absolutely nothing about so I learned alot. Lastly I liked how her review made it really easy to understand exactly what this scanner did. One way it could've been better was if the article told what really would happen if this scanner was put into use. Also she could've gone into the controversy of this scanner more. This article was very impressing and I had no idea what a brain scan test was before this.
This article was extremely interesting. The idea of the brain scan, as a new lie detector test would be groundbreaking. It will help solve many cases. Also, Cassandra did a good job summarizing the way the brain scanner functioned. It was very interesting how certain regions of they brain light up when experiences are relived. For example, smells and sounds can be relived.
I think this article could be improved if it went into more detail about the controversy over this subject. It seems it is a big deal, but the summary of the article seems to leave stuff out. For example, what would be the legal implications if this machine were put into use? Depending on its accuracy, the machine could be potentially too powerful. People's privacy would be at stake.
I particularly enjoyed reading this article because I had no such knowledge of a machine like this existing. I think that if put into use in the United States there should be strict limitations to its use.
This article was extremely interesting. The idea of the brain scan, as a new lie detector test would be groundbreaking. It will help solve many cases. Also, Cassandra did a good job summarizing the way the brain scanner functioned. It was very interesting how certain regions of they brain light up when experiences are relived. For example, smells and sounds can be relived.
I think this article could be improved if it went into more detail about the controversy over this subject. It seems it is a big deal, but the summary of the article seems to leave stuff out. For example, what would be the legal implications if this machine were put into use? Depending on its accuracy, the machine could be potentially too powerful. People's privacy would be at stake.
I particularly enjoyed reading this article because I had no such knowledge of a machine like this existing. I think that if put into use in the United States there should be strict limitations to its use.
I thought this article summary was both interesting and well-summarized. The review made me fully understand what the scanner was and how it worked. Cassandra also did a good job of including quotations to explain what the article is trying to put across.
I do believe that Cassandra could have explained more details regarding the original controversy.
I also think the article maybe should have gone into more legal details about what could happen if the machine was put into use. I found this article really interesting and would like to learn more about how the inventors originally came up with this idea.
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