Part 2 of the TED Radio Hour episode "How does your brain perceive the world?" Psychologist John Wixted says that through the course of a criminal investigation, an eyewitnesses memory can be ...

Science has provided an increasingly clear picture of the inherent limits in human visual perception and memory that can lead to errors in eyewitness identification. While the law enforcement ...

The book examines the scientific factors that influence eyewitness accuracy and explores ways research in psychology can help improve the reliability of identifications.

Nobody’s perfect, and everyone makes mistakes — including eyewitnesses to crimes. The difference for eyewitnesses, though, is that those mistakes could cost an innocent person their freedom.

CHARLOTTESVILLE — Nobody’s perfect, and everyone makes mistakes — including eyewitnesses to crimes. The difference for eyewitnesses, though, is that those mistakes can cost innocent people their ...