Apparently I will get to "see everything in action" which I am very excited about. I will be shown their EEG/ERP work (EEG=Electroencephalography - the one where lots of electrodes are stuck to your scalp as in the picture below while the scientists measure the electrical activity of your brain and ERP=Event Related Potential, which is when there is a change in the EEG pattern in response to a stimulus).
And the relevance of this to detecting the truth or lies? Well I will know more after my visit, but the basic idea as I understand it is that the person hooked up to the system is read a series of statements. The person does not need to respond, but if they have 'experiential' knowledge of that statement then the system will detect it. Apparently if I were hooked up and someone read out "I had a curry for lunch today" this would come out as true (as it would have most days this week...) whereas if they read out "I went to McDonald's for lunch today" this would not register (and I'm very happy to have the scan to prove it!). In other words the claim is that the system can detect truth (that you have experienced something, rather than something you believe).
I reserve judgment, but am looking forward to seeing it in action!
Apparently they are also doing research on the old-fashioned polygraph lie-detector test so it will be interesting to compare the outcomes of the two. More on polygraphs later.
I will be sad to say goodbye to the quiet part of Mumbai I am currently staying in, Ballard Estate in Fort. Pretty much the only noise I have heard here is cows mooing. I haven't seen any in the day, but at night they take over the streets...
If anyone can tell me where they go during the day or what they eat I would be very grateful. The area has no grass or hay and is surrounded by a navy installation on three sides and the rest of the city to the West. I am confused.
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