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Scientists 'Read Thoughts' Using Brain Scans
Bruce_of_the_Cosmos writes "Researchers at University College London and University College Los Angeles say that the can 'read' thoughts using fMRI brain scans. While a subject's attention switched between two images, scientists could monitor activity in the visual cortex and accurately determine, among other things, which image the patient was looking at."
*Scan* WRONG! I was thinking about the implosion of a star, not explosion! HAHA
Homer: "I know you can read *my* thoughts, scientists! Meow meow meow meow. Meow meow meow meow. Meow meow meow meow. Meow meow meow meow."
There's an even easier method for determining whether a guy is looking at teh porn or teh still life painting.
Unless of course he has friut fetish.
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
This should make /. moderation much easier
*evil cackle*
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They already have this, why do you think I wear tin foil hats. Them and the circus midgets. And the Gray Aliens. And the people who live under the stairs in mom's basement. It's my basement damn it!!
But you need to science-up the description, there. This sort of thing leads to those "NASA spent millions on device that tells which picture a person is looking at by scanning their brain, Russia looked over their shoulder," space-pen jokes.
Alcoa stock skyrockets. Wall Street stunned.
"And the Gray Aliens"
No no no... GAY aliens! They're in it with the queers! They're building landing strips for gay Martians! I swear to God! You know what, Stuart? I like you. You're not like the other people here in the trailer park.
They will never stop until somebody makes the
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I can't even read my own mind. ... ... ... ...nope, still nothing.
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What?
The mind works in a rather non linear way - preemtively sending signals through so many weird connections: which is why we can get caught out with word games that trick our answers.
Imagine walking through the airport thinking:
This party is going to be the bomb! When do I board the airplane?
or worse:
I hope not terrorists carry bombs ontot he plane and blow us up! look at all this security, why are they looking at me! (and then you start to sweat)
You then get shot, in the head, with an elephant gun, at close range, while being rubber gloved by a man with very large hands.
Not a nice thought. Oh man check out my word of the day!!
To confirm you're not a script,
please type the word in this image: implants
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Missing option: breasts covered in hot grits!
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it dissolve.
Hi, I'm Joe Bruin.
We at the University of California, Los Angeles have been able to read your thoughts for a while now. Previous to this story, we've been doing it by pumping sleeping gas into your classroom once a week, and taking MRIs of your brain while you're out (though for 8am classes, we don't bother with the gas). We particularly enjoy reading the minds of some of the North Campus girls. Those chicks are wild.
Also, we invented the Internet.
Thank you for using URSA, go number one Bruins.
Joe