Inextricable link between handwriting and the brain

Interesting article about ongoing research into the link between handwriting and the brain. https://www.israel21c.org/how-our-handwriting-reveals-our-mood/ This link  between handwriting and the brain is important both for the forensic handwriting examiner who examines questioned writing, and the handwriting analyst who analyses personality through handwriting.  There are unconscious, involuntary movements

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The forensic handwriting examiner as expert witness in South Africa

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The forensic handwriting examiner can be relied upon as an expert witness to testify about the authenticity of documents.  It must always be borne in mind that the FDE should guard against bias.  A strong way to avoid bias is to remain true to the science.  Conclude

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Study handwriting examination online

Handwriting analysis has always fascinated you?   You wish you could analyse handwriting in your HR , forensic , psychology environments? In the global village in which we live, distance is less of a factor, when choosing a course to study.  Have you wanted to learn how to

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Cognitive Bias and the Handwriting Examiner

At times the forensic handwriting examiner is called upon to be an expert witness. An expert witness is generally assumed to have the appropriate knowledge, skills and training and therefore expertise in a particular field.  According to Dror (2011), this expertise is acquired through

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