fMRI for lie detection finds customers but lacks science

January 1, 2009 Diagnostic Imaging. Vol. 31 No. 1 fMRI for lie detection finds customers but lacks science Public may pay $5000 for scans to dispute infidelity and child molestation charges, but findings inconsistent, not always repeatable BY DONNA DOMINO Ms. Domino is feature editor of Diagnostic Imaging. The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth is a lofty goal. But, as Pontius Pilate said to Jesus, "What is truth?" Researchers have long sought a scientifically sound technology that can tell, definitively, whether a person is lying. Now, functional MRI, which assesses brain function in a quick, noninvasive way with a high degree of both spatial and temporal accuracy, is being used commercially for deception detection.

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