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This document is a page from a court transcript dated August 10, 2022, detailing the direct examination of an expert witness named Loftus. Loftus discusses her extensive experience testifying on the psychology of memory, clarifying that her expertise does not extend to neuroscience and the biological functions of the brain, for which she would defer to another expert.
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The document is a transcript of a formal question-and-answer session (direct examination) in a legal proceeding, with one party questioning the other as an expert witness.
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"The vast majority of those 300 cases are testimony about memory."Source
— Loftus
(Answering a question about her experience 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
(Distinguishing her expertise in the psychology of memory from the biological focus of neuroscience.)
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"I would defer to a different expert, if you're talking about matters of neuroscience."Source
— Loftus
(Clarifying the limits of her expertise when asked about the impact of memory on the brain.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 761 Filed 08/10/22 Page 118 of 246
LCGVMAX3 Loftus - direct
LCGVMAX3 Loftus - direct
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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