Brain wave may be used to detect what people have seen, recognize

Wednesday, September 24, 2014 - 05:32 in Biology & Nature

Brain activity can be used to tell whether someone recognizes details they encountered in normal, daily life, which may have implications for criminal investigations and use in courtrooms, new research shows. The findings suggest that a particular brain wave, known as P300, could serve as a marker that identifies places, objects, or other details that a person has seen and recognizes from everyday life.

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