Kevin Lieber of Vsauce2 explores the fallibility of human memory and unreliable eyewitness testimony science.

Eyewitnesses statements often play a vital role in securing criminal convictions – police surveys show that eyewitness testimony is the main form of evidence in more than 20% of cases. But that ...

Eyewitness memory is not entirely reliable. This unreliability can derive from inherent limitations in the perception of criminal acts (including relative darkness, brevity of exposure, and occlusion ...

Eyewitness misidentifications have long been a source of wrongful convictions, casting doubt on the reliability of memory in the courtroom. But UC San Diego psychologist John Wixted says the story ...

The misinformation effect describes how exposure to inaccurate or leading post-event information can alter an eyewitness’s recollection of an original event. Memory is inherently reconstructive, ...

Eyewitness misidentifications are a major cause of wrongful convictions. While most research has focused on the role of sleep in memory encoding and consolidation, recent findings suggest that non-REM ...

Renowned psychologist Elizabeth Loftus reveals that vivid, confident, and emotional memories are not always accurate, as ...

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that defendants can use expert witnesses to explain the potential flaws in eyewitness identification. This decision reversed a Boone County man's conviction for indecent ...