The Brain is Not Lying

Abstract

In our society a negative value judgment is linked to lies or deliberate repression of reality.
On the other hand:
“Art is a lie, by which we recognize the truth.” (P. Picasso)
“Lying kills love, but honesty really kills it.” (E. Hemingway)
To investigate, from a psychological point of view, what is happening in the brain while lying, defrauding or deceiving, it is imperative to purify the act from any moral context. This paper examines lie in this spirit. Moreover, we present the possibilities of instrumental statement control with the help of the psychology of writing and computer-aided handwriting examination to
uncover lie.