University researchers have determined that particular brain waves help distinguish real memories from false ones, according to a press release.
Their study is the first to show that brain waves predict the veracity of human memories.
The findings from the experiments may also help advance research into epilepsy.
Fifty-two neurosurgical patients being treated for non-surgical epilepsy participated in the study, in which they were required to memorize lists of words and later recite them while electrodes mapped where the seizures originated.
The full study can be found in the November 2007 edition of the journal Psychological Science.
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