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Original Articles

Brushing Up our Memories: Can we use Neurotechnologies to Improve Eyewitness Memory?

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Pages 203-221 | Published online: 01 May 2015

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  • Ibid.
  • Ibid.
  • Snyder (n 56).
  • Gallate et al (n 7).
  • George (n 52).
  • For more information on the discussion of the epistemological and ethical issues raised by the use of neurotechnologies such as TMS for improving eyewitness memory and how this discussion relates to the cognitive enhancement debate, please contact the authors.
  • Daubert v Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, 516 US 869 (1993). Compare the relevant regulatons of the EU Member States on http://ec.europa.eu/civiljustice/evidence/evidence_eng_en.htm.

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