SEMINARON

BRAIN FINGER PRINTING

Brain Fingerprinting

Background

Brain fingerprinting: technique used to Brain fingerprinting: technique used to determine scientifically what information is, determine scientifically what information is, or is not stored in a particular brainor is not stored in a particular brain

Not a measure of guilt or innocenceNot a measure of guilt or innocence Measures the response to visual or audio Measures the response to visual or audio

stimulusstimulus

Four phases of Farwell Brain Fingerprinting:

1. Brain Fingerprinting Crime Scene 1. Brain Fingerprinting Crime Scene Evidence Collection;Evidence Collection;

2. Brain Fingerprinting Brain Evidence 2. Brain Fingerprinting Brain Evidence Collection;Collection;

3. Brain Fingerprinting Computer Evidence 3. Brain Fingerprinting Computer Evidence Analysis; andAnalysis; and

4. Brain Fingerprinting Scientific Result4. Brain Fingerprinting Scientific Result

Applications Counter terrorismCounter terrorism

National securityNational security

Medical diagnosisMedical diagnosis Alzheimer’s DiseaseAlzheimer’s Disease Pharmaceutical companiesPharmaceutical companies

AdvertisingAdvertising

Criminal justice systemCriminal justice system

Case studiesCase studies

Admissibility of Brain Fingerprinting in courtAdmissibility of Brain Fingerprinting in court

Counter terrorism: Brain fingerprinting can help address the Brain fingerprinting can help address the

following critical elements in the fight following critical elements in the fight against terrorism:against terrorism:

1: Aid in determining who has participated 1: Aid in determining who has participated in terrorist acts, directly or indirectly. in terrorist acts, directly or indirectly.

2: Aid in identifying trained terrorists with 2: Aid in identifying trained terrorists with the potential to commit future terrorist acts, the potential to commit future terrorist acts, even if they are in a “sleeper” cell and have even if they are in a “sleeper” cell and have not been active for years. not been active for years.

3: Help to identify people who have 3: Help to identify people who have knowledge or training in banking, finance or knowledge or training in banking, finance or communications and who are associated with communications and who are associated with terrorist teams and acts.terrorist teams and acts.

4: Help to determine if an individual is in a 4: Help to determine if an individual is in a leadership role within a terrorist organization.leadership role within a terrorist organization.

National Security

Identify terrorists and Identify terrorists and accomplices prior to accomplices prior to attacks by determining attacks by determining whether specific whether specific information is information is embedded in the embedded in the memory of the subjectmemory of the subject

Medical Field

Alzheimer’s DiseaseAlzheimer’s Disease Detects P300 Detects P300

brainwavebrainwave Symptoms Symptoms

reversible through reversible through dietary and dietary and medicinal changesmedicinal changes

Pharmeceutical Pharmeceutical companiescompanies See effects of new See effects of new

medicationmedication Doctors can Doctors can

monitor treatments monitor treatments and adjust themand adjust them

Advertising

Brain fingerprinting allows advertisers to Brain fingerprinting allows advertisers to determine what information from an ad is determine what information from an ad is retained in memoryretained in memory What elements do people pay attention toWhat elements do people pay attention to What type of media is most effectiveWhat type of media is most effective How to advertise to people all over the How to advertise to people all over the

worldworld

Criminal Justice

Used with MERMER technologyUsed with MERMER technology FBI and CIA endorsed to convict criminalsFBI and CIA endorsed to convict criminals

P300 brainwave is emitted if a memory P300 brainwave is emitted if a memory of presented stimulus exists in the brainof presented stimulus exists in the brain

Difference between perpetrator and the Difference between perpetrator and the innocent is the memory of the crime innocent is the memory of the crime scene embedded in the brainscene embedded in the brain

Case studies:

Farwell was faced with an immediate and Farwell was faced with an immediate and obvious problem: 24 years had passed since obvious problem: 24 years had passed since the trial. Evidence had been presented and the trial. Evidence had been presented and transcripts published long ago; the details of transcripts published long ago; the details of the crime had long since come to light.the crime had long since come to light.

What memories of the crime were left to What memories of the crime were left to probe? But Farwell combed the transcripts and probe? But Farwell combed the transcripts and came up with obscure details about which to came up with obscure details about which to test Harrington.test Harrington.

Harrington was granted a new trial when it was Harrington was granted a new trial when it was discovered that some of the original police discovered that some of the original police reports in the case had been missing at his reports in the case had been missing at his initial trial. initial trial.

By 2001, however, most of the witnesses By 2001, however, most of the witnesses against Harrington had either died or had against Harrington had either died or had been discredited. Finally, when a key been discredited. Finally, when a key witness heard that Harrington had "passed" witness heard that Harrington had "passed" his brain fingerprinting test, he recanted his his brain fingerprinting test, he recanted his testimony and the prosecution threw up its testimony and the prosecution threw up its hands. Harrington was set freehands. Harrington was set free

Admissibility of Brain Fingerprinting in court: Brain Fingerprinting has been thoroughly Brain Fingerprinting has been thoroughly

and scientifically tested. and scientifically tested. The theory and application of Brain The theory and application of Brain

Fingerprinting have been subject to peer Fingerprinting have been subject to peer review and publication. review and publication.

The rate of error is extremely low -- The rate of error is extremely low -- virtually nonexistent -- and clear standards virtually nonexistent -- and clear standards governing scientific techniques of operation governing scientific techniques of operation of the technology have been established and of the technology have been established and publishedpublished

The theory and practice of Brain The theory and practice of Brain Fingerprinting have gained general Fingerprinting have gained general acceptance in the relevant scientific acceptance in the relevant scientific community. community.

Brain Fingerprinting is non-invasive and Brain Fingerprinting is non-invasive and non-testimonial.non-testimonial.

Record of 100% Accuracy At the time of this first field application, Dr. At the time of this first field application, Dr.

Farwell's successes in the scientific laboratory Farwell's successes in the scientific laboratory with his invention were already well known. with his invention were already well known.

In collaboration with FBI scientist Dr. Drew In collaboration with FBI scientist Dr. Drew Richardson, Dr. Farwell achieved 100% accuracy Richardson, Dr. Farwell achieved 100% accuracy in using Farwell Brain Fingerprinting to identify in using Farwell Brain Fingerprinting to identify FBI agents based on their brain responses to FBI agents based on their brain responses to words and phrases only an FBI agent would words and phrases only an FBI agent would recognize.recognize.

Farwell Brain Fingerprinting has been Farwell Brain Fingerprinting has been subjected to rigorous peer review under US subjected to rigorous peer review under US government sponsorship, and has been government sponsorship, and has been found scientifically viable as well as found scientifically viable as well as revolutionary in its implications.revolutionary in its implications.

National National securitysecurity

Medical Medical diagnosisdiagnosis

AdvertisingAdvertising Criminal Criminal justicejustice

ProsPros •Safer USSafer US•Stop terrorists Stop terrorists before they before they attackattack

•Can save Can save thousands of thousands of lives by early lives by early detectiondetection•More More personalized personalized treatmentstreatments

•Focus ad Focus ad campaigns campaigns specifically on specifically on what workswhat works

•Puts criminals Puts criminals in jailin jail•Reduces Reduces number of false number of false accusationsaccusations

ConsCons •Infringement Infringement of privacy for of privacy for citizenscitizens•Can rely on Can rely on racial profilingracial profiling

•Time Time consuming for consuming for patients who patients who need constant need constant monitoringmonitoring

•Constant testing Constant testing for new products for new products can become time can become time consuming and consuming and expensiveexpensive•Must find random Must find random people to use as people to use as test subjectstest subjects

•Possibility of Possibility of inaccuracyinaccuracy•Can be relied Can be relied on too heavilyon too heavily

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