Kimberly Fenn, Michigan State University (IMAGE)

Michigan State University

Kimberly Fenn, Michigan State University

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The odds of signing a false confession were 4.5 times higher for participants who had been awake for 24 hours than for those who had slept eight hours the night before, found a study led by Michigan State University's Kimberly Fenn.

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