The lying brain : lie detection in science and science fiction / Melissa M. Littlefield.

Author/creator Littlefield, Melissa M., 1979-
Format Book
Publication InfoAnn Arbor : University of Michigan Press, ©2011.
Descriptionx, 203 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Selling the psychological detective: Hugo Munsterberg's applied psychology and The achievements of Luther Trant, 1907-30 -- The science of lying in a laboratory: William Marston's deceptive consciousness, 1913-22 -- Thought in translation: reading the mind in science and science fiction, 1930-50 -- Without a trace: brain fingerprinting, biometrics, and body snatching -- A tremor in the brain: fMRI lie detection, brain fingerprinting, and the organ of deceit in post-9/11 America -- Coda: lie detection as patterned repetition, from The demolished man to The truth machine.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 173-190) and index.
LCCN 2010047503
ISBN9780472071487 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0472071483 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780472051489 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0472051482 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HV8078 .L58 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold