8 Ways To Tell The Perfect Lie

2. Carotid Betrayal: The Heart Never Lies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khlz170_HWI Again, to tell a lie successfully, you need to satisfy two things: the subject's logical reasoning and their sensory input. The logic part comes from within the structure of the lie. The sensory input part comes from the way in which it is told. You'll have all heard about the different ways in which our bodies give us away when we're lying, yeah? Involuntarily scratching of the neck, lack of eye contact, fidgeting. Well, the truth is it's even more microscopic than that. With enough detachment and practice, one can easily prevent these obvious gestures and perfectly mimic their, relaxed, easy self when telling the truth however avoiding the micro-signals is far harder. The process of lying produces two large physiological changes from within: an increased heart rate and adrenaline secretion; the primary bodily responses to a presence of danger. Small danger, yes, being caught out in the process of a lie but it's all subjective and psychosomatic. If we believe in a danger, our bodies will too. The worst of it is involuntary facial spasms and movements caused by the sudden rush of blood and presence of adrenaline in the brain: nostril flares, pupil dilation, the pulsing of the blood vessels in the neck and temple. These WILL happen when the body's primal instincts kick in. It's the secret to lie detection tests however, as we all know, lie detection tests can be cheated. It isn't easy but the key to cheating a lie detector and preventing those pesky micro-signals from giving you away is to maintain a state of emotional detachment in the brain. For most people, this would only ever come with specific practice; with training the mind to not see danger when it usually would. With an overriding state of recklessness present or, perhaps, some kind of placating drugs (Marijuana works) the brain can remain in a pacified state whilst lying. The only other option is to maintain such a facade of absolute disinterest that not showing your face to the subject becomes an act of apathy, rather than guilt. That might work for us regular folk... our detective, on the other hand, might want to vent a spliff or two first.