Abnormal Brain Structure Makes Lying Easy
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01 October, 2005  17:57 GMT
 Studies of abnormal brain function are sure to grow because 'for reasons of security, there is an interest in trying to identify when people are lying,'
Looking into the brains of people who habitually cheat and lie, neuroscientists have found abnormalities in the area that controls higher thinking. Pathological liars have less gray matter and more white matter in their prefrontal cortex, according to a report in the October issue of the
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