NASA Develops Tech To Hear Words Not Yet Spoken

alex_guy_CA writes "Yahoo News has a story about technology that comes close to reading thoughts not yet spoken, by analyzing nerve commands to the throat. 'A person using the subvocal system thinks of phrases and talks to himself so quietly it cannot be heard, but the tongue and vocal cords do receive speech signals from the brain,' said developer Chuck Jorgensen, of NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California. Jorgensen's team found that sensors under the chin and one each side of the Adam's apple pick up the brain's commands to the speech organs, allowing the subauditory, or 'silent speech' to be captured. The story indicates the method could be useful on space missions or other difficult working conditions."

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[Anonymous Coward]

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[Anonymous Coward]

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duh

[segment]

been there done that

Re:What?

[Anonymous Coward]

Heh.

Re:sub-vocal communication

[Anonymous Coward]

Can someone please explain to me why this post is "offtopic"?

Re:Better start practicing

[Motherfucking Shit]

Better start practicing singing a song in your head to block out the thought police.

Good idea, but Mary Had a Little Lamb probably won't cut it. Here are the lyrics you're looking for:

Let the eagle soar,
Like she's never soared before.
From rocky coast to golden shore,
Let the mighty eagle soar.
Soar with healing in her wings,
As the land beneath her sings:
'Only god, no other kings.'
This country's far too young to die.
We've still got a lot of climbing to do,
And we can make it if we try.
Built by toils and struggles
God has led us through

Now get memorizing.

Re:Better start practicing

[uberdave]

I was only able to catch B5 sporadically. I saw an friend with a dvd boxed set the other day. He said he'd borrowed it from someone. Now I've got to track down that someone and see if I can borrow the dvds.

not much to say..

[Lord Bitman]

I want one I want one I want one.
I really really really want one.
Hell, not just for use on the computer, I want one that just reads what I'm saying quietly and re-broadcasts it Wizard of Oz style.

I want one!

And what if your adversary can read lips?

[Anonymous Coward]

It's not hard to learn to do. Ever notice that football coaches cover their mouths with binders? That's why - some coaches used to have someone watching from the stands using binoculars, then radioing down what the play was going to be.

In fact, most people can already lipread a little bit. Training could make it quite good, especially with a small, targeted, vocabulary (as would be used in military or law enforcment ops).