Brain Waves #16: The Dishonest Brain

the-bigger-picture · health-and-living · 25 Jul 2018 · 34 mins listen

Why do people lie? And what makes a good liar? A recent study says that there may be a biological reason to that. The paper, published in Nature Neuroscience, suggests that the brain adapts to dishonesty, thus, leading to bigger lies. To help us understand this better is neurogeneticist, Dr Azlina Ahmad Annuar.

Produced by:

Tina Carmillia

Presented by:

Meera Sivasothy

Categories:

Health Policy,Diseases and Conditions,Mental Health,Healthy Living,Fitness,Science,Medical Innovation and Technology

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neuroscience, dishonesty, emotions, brain, amygdala, frontal lobe,health and living,The Bigger Picture

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