Why Torture Doesn’t Work: The Neuroscience of Interrogation

Torture doesn’t work because the information secured is deeply unreliable for reasons rooted deep in the functioning of our brains, according to a leading Irish neuroscientist who presents a compelling evidence-based case against torture in a new book 'Why Torture Doesn’t Work: The Neuroscience of Interrogation' published by Harvard University Press.
Speaker:
Shane O’Mara, Professor of Experimental Brain Research and Director of the Trinity Institute of Neuroscience
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