Seeing through the face of deception

We have developed a high-definition thermal-imaging technique that can detect attempted deceit by recording the thermal patterns from people's faces. This technique has an accuracy comparable to that of polygraph examination by experts and has potential for application in remote and rapid secur...

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Published in:Nature (London) 2002-01, Vol.415 (6867), p.35-35
Main Authors: PAVLIDIS, Ioannis, EBERHARDT, Norman L, LEVINE, James A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavioral psychophysiology
Biological and medical sciences
Body Temperature
Complicity
Criminology - methods
Face - blood supply
Face - physiology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Methods
Pattern Recognition, Automated
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Regional Blood Flow - physiology
Sensitivity and Specificity
Terrorism - prevention & control
Thermography - methods
Truth Disclosure
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Summary:We have developed a high-definition thermal-imaging technique that can detect attempted deceit by recording the thermal patterns from people's faces. This technique has an accuracy comparable to that of polygraph examination by experts and has potential for application in remote and rapid security screening, without the need for skilled staff or physical contact.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/415035a