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November 01, 2005
"Forget about heart and eyes"
I wonder why the Chinese would be so interested in this?
Stomach tells who is lyingBEIJING, Nov. 1 -- Do you want to detect a liar? Looking into someone's stomach directly and forget about heart and eyes.
Changes in gastric physiology are a better indicator than standard polygraph methods in distinguishing between lying and telling the truth, a study released by the University of Texas suggests.
Polygraphs use electrocardiograms (ECGs) to measure changes in heart rate and sweating to detect lies. But researchers say the stomach and gastrointestinal tract are also extremely sensitive to stress, and this mind-stomach connection may betray even the best liars.
In the study, researchers measured changes in the stomach using an electrogastrogram (EGG) in 16 healthy volunteers while they did nothing, told the truth, or told a lie. The participants also had a simultaneous ECG to measure changes in heart rate. An ECG records electrical signals of the heart muscle; an EGG records electrical signals of the muscles of the stomach.
"We concluded that the addition of the EGG to standard polygraph methods has clear value in improving the accuracy of current lie detectors," said Pankaj Pasricha, MD, University of Texas Medical Branch. "The communication between the big brain and the little brain in the stomach can be complex and merits further study."
Researchers presented their results this week at the annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology in Honolulu.
Oh, now I remember, that's why:
Photo Evidence Tells of Grisly Torture in ChinaAbuse of Falun Gong Woman, Mutilated Breasts, “Too Disturbing to be Adequately Described in Words”
NEW YORK (FDI) — The Falun Dafa Information Center recently obtained photographs that provide startling evidence of torture in China at the hands of authorities. The photos reveals horrific mutilation of the breasts of Falun Gong adherent Ms. Wang Yunjie and bespeak of the continued violence perpetrated in China.
Posted by Mike at November 1, 2005 06:59 AM
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