期刊名称:Gruter Institute Working Papers on Law, Economics, and Evolutionary Biology
出版年度:2004
卷号:3
出版社:Bepress
摘要:Selected findings from the
neurosciences addressing ways in which the brain processes information are
reviewed from the perspective: “Do the findings inform our understanding of
courtroom testimony by witnesses attempting to give accurate accounts of
observed events?” Answers to the question include: accurate recall is possible
but difficult and infrequent; built-in and learned (possibly?) information
processing systems which disrupt memory and bias interpretations are responsible
for this outcome; witnesses are seldom aware of disruptions unless they are
experiencing difficulty remembering.