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This document is a page from a court transcript dated August 10, 2022, from case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE. It features the testimony of an expert witness named Loftus, who clarifies the scope of their expertise on memory. Loftus states they have testified in about 300 cases, primarily on the psychology of memory, memory distortion, and false memories, while distinguishing their field from neuroscience and deferring to other experts on topics related to brain structures like the hippocampus and amygdala.
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The document is a transcript of a question-and-answer session between a questioner ('Q.') and a witness ('A.', identified as Loftus) during a legal proceeding.
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"The vast majority of those 300 cases are testimony about memory."Source
— Loftus
(Responding to a question about being declared an expert in the science of memory.)
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"I talk about memory and the processes of memory. It's the neuroscientist who might be the ones who want to tell you about the hippocampus and the amygdala and how it connects to the parts of the brain."Source
— Loftus
(Clarifying the scope of their expertise in response to a question about the impact of memory on the brain.)
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"I would defer to a different expert, if you're talking about matters of neuroscience."Source
— Loftus
(Further defining the limits of their expertise, distinguishing it from neuroscience.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 761 Filed 08/10/22 Page 118 of 246
LCGVMAX3 Loftus - direct 2413
LCGVMAX3 Loftus - direct 2413
1 testified more often for the prosecution?
2 A. The prosecution is frequently the one that has -- is
3 putting on memory testimony and maybe wants to bolster that
4 testimony. And the testimony about memory distortion or the
5 potential for false memories is not something that typically
6 fits in their agenda.
7 Q. With regard to the many hundreds of times that you've
8 testified, have you been declared as an expert in the science
9 of memory?
10 A. The vast majority of those 300 cases are testimony about
11 memory. Every now and then I have testified as an expert
12 witness on a slightly different issue, usually having to do
13 with human comprehension, but not necessarily memory, like how
14 people would understand warning labels, for example.
15 Q. And is part of your expertise related to the impact of
16 memory on the brain?
17 A. I talk about memory and the processes of memory. It's the
18 neuroscientist who might be the ones who want to tell you about
19 the hippocampus and the amygdala and how it connects to the
20 parts of the brain. I know a little bit about that and I've
21 included material in some of my introductory psychology
22 textbooks about that; but I would defer to a different expert,
23 if you're talking about matters of neuroscience.
24 Q. Well, with regard to memory though, have you testified
25 about these stages of memory as known in your field?
2 A. The prosecution is frequently the one that has -- is
3 putting on memory testimony and maybe wants to bolster that
4 testimony. And the testimony about memory distortion or the
5 potential for false memories is not something that typically
6 fits in their agenda.
7 Q. With regard to the many hundreds of times that you've
8 testified, have you been declared as an expert in the science
9 of memory?
10 A. The vast majority of those 300 cases are testimony about
11 memory. Every now and then I have testified as an expert
12 witness on a slightly different issue, usually having to do
13 with human comprehension, but not necessarily memory, like how
14 people would understand warning labels, for example.
15 Q. And is part of your expertise related to the impact of
16 memory on the brain?
17 A. I talk about memory and the processes of memory. It's the
18 neuroscientist who might be the ones who want to tell you about
19 the hippocampus and the amygdala and how it connects to the
20 parts of the brain. I know a little bit about that and I've
21 included material in some of my introductory psychology
22 textbooks about that; but I would defer to a different expert,
23 if you're talking about matters of neuroscience.
24 Q. Well, with regard to memory though, have you testified
25 about these stages of memory as known in your field?
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