Uploaded September 2013 | Updated September 2026, 25 minutes ago
To find out how neuroscience could improve eye-witness testimony in courts, Alan Alda traveled to Stanford University to visit with Anthony Wagner. Dr. Wagner is putting facial recognition and memory to the test in fMRI scanners. In this segment, Dr. Nita Farahany of Duke University watches several faces to see what she will recall in the scanner. Could her brain recall faces that her memory doesn't?
This segment was taken from episode one, "Determining Guilt," from the broadcast, "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda."
To see the full episode, go here: brainsontrial.com/watch-videos/video/episode-1-determining-guilt
And for more video and other content, go here: brainsontrial.com
To find out how neuroscience could improve eye-witness testimony in courts, Alan Alda traveled to Stanford University to visit with Anthony Wagner. Dr. Wagner is putting facial recognition and memory to the test in fMRI scanners. In this segment, Dr. Nita Farahany of Duke University watches several faces to see what she will recall in the scanner. Could her brain recall faces that her memory doesn't?
This segment was taken from episode one, "Determining Guilt," from the broadcast, "Brains on Trial with Alan Alda."
To see the full episode, go here: brainsontrial.com/watch-videos/video/episode-1-determining-guilt
And for more video and other content, go here: brainsontrial.com
