Patent ID: 7214187

Claim:
A system for detecting false statements made by a subject, the system comprising: (a) a programmed computing device, the programmed computing device including a software module operative to; (i) condition a subject to produce an involuntary physiological response pattern which is not a naturally occurring physiological response, when the subject states a false statement, and an opposite response pattern to a true statement; and to A. present the subject with a plurality of questions, the answer to some of which are known in advance; B. record the subject's answers to the plurality of questions while contemporaneously recording data related to the involuntary physiological responses; and (ii) analyze the recorded data to determine whether the subject is providing false statements by comparing conditioned responses to the statements to the distribution of conditioned responses shown to known true and known false statements; (b) an output device configured to receive data from the programmed computing device; (c) a controller configured to be operated by the programmed computing device; (d) at least one conditioning interface controllably operated by the controller, each conditioning interface further comprising: i. an attachment structure for attaching the conditioning interface to a selected body part of the subject; and ii. a physiological measurement device.