Is there any scientific basis for mind-reading?
• Psychics & Other Frauds
Mind-reading is taken seriously by scientists. Not the mystical, extra-sensory perception (ESP) variety, but the study of the non-verbal signals that can say more about us than we consciously reveal.
Signs like pupil dilation, emotional arousal and altered heart rate form the basis of lie-detector tests. Even unaided by machines, the best police interrogators can reportedly tell if someone is lying in 70% of cases.
But how many people would put a gun to their head for a seven in 10 shot at survival?
Matthew Davis, BBC News: Is there any evidence mind-reading works?