Lack of proper sleep can impact the accuracy of face identification, researchers have found, suggesting that the crucial "passport task" by officers can be affected by poor sleep. "We found that poor sleep in the three days leading up to the test was associated with poorer performance on the face matching test. The researchers said that poor sleep was not only associated with poorer performance, but also with higher levels of confidence in errors. "In modern society it is often necessary to identify unfamiliar people by comparing face images. "Worryingly, although poorer sleep was associated with reduced accuracy, poor sleepers were not less confident in their responses.

Source: dna October 08, 2016 08:03 UTC