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Scientists reveal how you can spot a lie

HUMAN BRAIN Telling a lie is said to be one of the most complex tasks for the human brain to carry out, and children spend years learning it. And, as we quickly learn from experience, lies are all too common, and can be hard to identify.

But a new study by

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