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Scientists 'Read Thoughts' Using Brain Scans

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the my-wife-says-she-can-do-that-naturally dept.

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."

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  1. Obligatory Simpsons... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    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."

  2. Bah. by Black+Parrot · · Score: 4, Funny


    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.

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    But it only has one button...

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