https://www.pitara.com/tags/aphasia/Recent content in Aphasia on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/do-aphasics-make-great-lie-detectors/Sat, 24 Mar 2001 16:12:33 +0000https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/do-aphasics-make-great-lie-detectors/<p>Believe it or not but it is true. There are people who lose the ability to understand or use words due to brain damage. But they become extremely good at something else. They become experts at spotting liars. By the changing expressions of people&rsquo;s faces and the tone of their voice they can make out lies from truth.</p> <p>The condition in which people lose their power to understand or words due to brain damage is called aphasia. A study conducted in Massachusetts, USA, has clearly proved that aphasics make good lie detectors.</p>