Writer

The writer of the article “Bad or Mad?” is Sean Spence (1962-2010), who was a Professor of General Adult Psychiatry and leading researcher in fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) lie detection. Spence used fMRI to highlight the regions of the brain which play a part in repressing truth, thus making important progress in lie-detection technology.

Although his main research was in neuroscience, Spence had an active interest in psychology, philosophy, and theology. In his studies, books, and articles, he discussed topics such as free will, mental illness, guilt versus innocence, and how these are viewed in society.

From the article itself, readers can draw some conclusions about the writer.  

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