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Posted by Dan Mangan
 - Aug 06, 2015, 03:26 PM
Quote from: 4350474855260 on Aug 06, 2015, 02:41 PMI would like to see AMA references stating their position on the polygraph.


Here's a good staring point...

https://antipolygraph.org/articles/article-053.shtml
Posted by Evan S
 - Aug 06, 2015, 02:41 PM
Wandersmann:

I would like to see AMA references stating their position on the polygraph.  (We all know the NAS study from 2002.).

Regards, Evan S
Posted by Wandersmann
 - Aug 06, 2015, 01:01 PM
Quote from: schrand on Aug 05, 2015, 01:29 PMThe science community needs to weigh in on this.

My understanding is that the American Medical Association and the National Academy of Sciences already have weighed in on polygraph science and stated their position that the polygraph science is a joke.   Their findings haven't stopped con-artists, corrupt politicians and bureaucrats from profiting from continued misuse of the instrument. 
Posted by JayR_1945
 - Aug 05, 2015, 01:29 PM
My recent Letter To the Editor of our local paper

Schrand JR
Letter: Deception to determine the truth?
Enid News - August 4, 2015

...
Polygraph exams are used as a license for positions of responsibility and trust. The recent studies on insular stroke find that survivors tend to confabulate. Their feelings are often distorted, resulting in prejudiced, over-controlling, manipulative, antisocial behavior. And because they do not feel stress, these sociopaths would pass the polygraph. So, is our society too heavily influenced by "trusted insiders" with stroke? The science community needs to weigh in on this.

in response to articles on the polygraph.
Cass Rains Staff Writer
No foolin' ... Polygraph examinations are tough to beat
Enid]News – July 26, 2015

Cass Rains Staff Writer
To tell the truth: EPD has employed polygraph for years
Enid]News – July 26, 2015

Here is a good article on what the Insula does:

Sandra Blakeslee
A Small Part of the Brain, and Its Profound Effects
NY Times - February 6, 2007

Keep seeking the truth.  Think Galileo.

Jay R.