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The first appearance of EEG evidence in a UK court of law: a cautionary tale.

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Electroencephalogram-based evidence was accepted in a UK law court for the first time in 1939. This paper gives an account of that case, not previously clinically reported, and the individuals… Click to show full abstract

Electroencephalogram-based evidence was accepted in a UK law court for the first time in 1939. This paper gives an account of that case, not previously clinically reported, and the individuals involved. Why it was not published in the literature at the time is explored and parallels with more recent technologies are highlighted.

Keywords: court; first appearance; eeg evidence; evidence; law; appearance eeg

Journal Title: BJPsych bulletin
Year Published: 2023

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