Why people confess to crimes they didn’t commit

Programme Read more about the programme and the speakers - When under duress innocent suspects can make a false confession. Why is this? Legal psychologist Linda Geven will give a talk about this at the Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition's Brain & Law event. At this symposium (in Dutch) on 16 September you can attend talks on fascinating brain research and the judiciary, and speak to researchers. What is your talk about?. 'What happens to a suspect's brain in the interrogation room; what factors cause someone to make a false confession. I'll also look at the brains of other important players in a criminal case, such as the judge, police officers and witnesses. Research has shown that if a suspect makes a false confession eyewitnesses will change their statements.