BRAIN FINGERPTINIG

C.Srikanth
Dept of Electronics and Communication Engineering
Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology
Email : chsrikanthhyd@gmail.com
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ABSTRACT
Brain %ingerprinting is a ne&
computer'(ased technology to
identify the perpetrator of a crime
accurately and scientifically (y
measuring (rain'&a)e responses to
crime'rele)ant &ords or pictures
presented on a computer screen.
Brain %ingerprinting has pro)en
""* accurate in o)er !" tests+
including tests on %BI agents+ tests
for a ,S intelligence agency and
for the ,S -a)y+ and tests on real'
life situations including felony
crimes.
.hat is Brain %ingerprinting/
Brain fingerprinting is
designed to determine &hether
the indi)idual recognises the
specific information related to
an e)ent or acti)ity (y
measuring electrical (rain
&a)e responses to
&ords+phrases+or
pictures+presented on comuter
screen.The techni0ue can (e
applied only in situations
&here in)estigators ha)e a
sufficient amount of
information a(out an e)ent or
acti)ity that &ould (e kno&n
only to the perpetrator of
in)estigator. In this respect+
Brain fingerprinting is
considered a type of 1uilty
2no&ledge Test+&here the
3guilty4 party is e5pected to
react stongly to the rele)ant
detail of the e)ent of acti)ity.

E5isting 6polygraph7
procedures for assessing the
)alidity of a suspect8s
3gui4ty9 kno&ledge rely on
mesaurment of autonomic
arousal6e.g.+palm s&eating and
heart rate7+&hile Brian
%ingerprinting measures
electrical (rain acti)ity )ia a
fitted head(and containing
special sensors.
Techni0ue:
The techni0ue uses the &ell'
kno&n fact that an electrical signal
kno&n as :;"" is emitted from an
indi)idual<s (rain (eginning
appro5imately ;"" milliseconds
after it is confronted &ith a
stimulus of special significance+
e.g. a rare )s. a common stimulus
or a stimulus the su(=ect is asked
to count7. Because it is (ased on
EE1 signals+ the system does not
re0uire the su(=ect to issue )er(al
responses to 0uestions or stimuli.
The person to (e tested &ears a
special head(and &ith electronic
sensors that measure the EE1 from
se)eral locations on the scalp. The
su(=ect )ie&s stimuli consisting of
&ords+ phrases+ or pictures
presented on a computer screen.
9:ro(e9 stimuli are that &hich
rele)ant to the in)estigated
situation and that the su(=ect
denies kno&ing. :ro(es contain
information that is kno&n only to
the perpetrator and in)estigators+
and not to the general pu(lic or to
an innocent suspect &ho &as not at
the scene of the crime. Before the
test+ the scientist identifies the
targets to the su(=ect+ and makes
sure that he>she kno&s these
rele)ant stimuli. The scientist also
makes sure that the su(=ect does
not kno& the pro(es for any reason
unrelated to the crime+ and that the
su(=ect denies kno&ing the pro(es.
The su(=ect is told &hy the pro(es
are significant 6e.g.+ 9?ou &ill see
se)eral items+ one of &hich is the
murder &eapon97+ (ut is not told
&hich items are the pro(es and
&hich are irrele)ant
Since (rain fingerprinting uses
cogniti)e (rain responses+ (rain
fingerprinting does not depend on
the emotions of the su(=ect+ nor is
it affected (y emotional responses.
Brain fingerprinting is
fundamentally different from the
polygraph 6lie'detector7+ &hich
measures emotion'(ased
physiological signals such as heart
rate+ s&eating+ and (lood pressure.
@lso+ unlike polygraph testing+ it
does not attempt to determine
&hether or not the su(=ect is lying
or telling the truth. Aather+ it
measures the su(=ect<s (rain
response to rele)ant &ords+
phrases+ or pictures to detect
&hether or not the rele)ant
information is stored in the
su(=ect<s (rain .By comparing the
responses to the different types of
stimuli+ the (rain fingerprinting
system mathematically computes a
determination of 9information
present9 6the su(=ect kno&s the
crime'rele)ant information
contained in the pro(e stimuli7 or
9information a(sent9 6the su(=ect
does not kno& the information7
and a statistical confidence for the
determination. This determination
is mathematically computed+ and
does not in)ol)e the su(=ecti)e
=udgment of the scientist
ADVANTAGES AND
DISADVANTAGE:
Advantages:
Identify the Crime
:erpetrator 0uickly and
scientifically
Aecord of "" * @ccuracy
Aeduced e5penditure of
Boney and Ban Cours of
Da& enforcement
:ro)ide smooth handling of
suspects to the Da&
Enforcement @gency.
Cuman rights friendly
Dikely to (e an admissi(le
e)idence in Court of Da&+
(ecause the e)idence is
scientific+ o(=ecti)e+
accurate and non'in)asi)e
in nature.
Disadvantages:
The (rain fingerprinting
isnot applica(le is one
&here the authorities ha)e
no information a(out &hat
crime may ha)e taken
place.
Brain %ingerprinting may
&ell (e the critical missing
element in the effecti)e
treatment of @lEheimer<s
disease.
Conclusion:
Brain %ingerprinting is a
re)olutionary ne& scientific
technology for sol)ing crimes+
identifying perpetrators+ and
e5onerating innocent suspects+
&ith a record of ""* accuracy in
research &ith ,S go)ernment
agencies+ actual criminal cases+
and other applications. The
technology fulfills an urgent need
for go)ernments+ la& enforcement
agencies+ corporations+
in)estigators+ crime )ictims+ and
falsely accused innocent suspects.
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