Brain stimulation boosts people's deception skills

I read an interesting blog post on BPS Research Digest today on brain stimulation and how it enhances lying. Researchers ‘have shown that the application of transcranial direct current stimulation over the anterior prefrontal cortex - the front bit of the brain - improves people's lying skills’.

In other words, ‘the stimulation improved participants' lying ability: they lied more skillfully in terms of only lying when they needed to; lied more quickly; and remained calmer whilst lying, as reflected by their sweating less’.

This finding certainly raises many questions, one (as the researchers pointed it out) is about the possible implications on personal responsibility. I certainly agree. Being aware of such a connection between the brain and electronic current is one thing, but using it for questionable reasons is quite another.
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