Developmental psychologists are trying to understand lying through behavior. Neuroscientists are tracking which regions of the brain are activated when we spin lies. Their results could shed light on issues from why a tween lies to your face about breaking a vase to whether young children can be trusted to give eye-witness testimony in court. One intriguing new study suggests that lying may spring from a completely different part of the brain in children compared with adults.

发展心理学家们正在努力通过人们的行为举止来理解说谎。神经学家们则在探究在我们编造谎话时究竟是大脑的哪个区域被激活。从为什么十几岁的少年会当着你的面谎称不曾打碎花瓶，到是否可以采信小孩子在法庭上的证言，他们的研究结果可能会给出一些答案。一个有趣的新研究显示，和成人相比，孩子们的撒谎行为可能来源于一个完全不同的大脑区域。

What has become clear from studies including the work of Kang Lee, a professor at the University of Toronto and director of the Institute of Child Study, is that lying is a sign of normal maturation.

包括多伦多大学(University of Toronto)教授、儿童问题研究所(Institute of Child Study)负责人李强(Kang Lee)所作的研究在内，众多研究表明，说谎标志着正常的成熟。