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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. I bet the CIA want ones real bad... by Fallen+Kell · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I predict a hughe cash infushion in the near future for this research project from our great government in the name of anti-terrorism.

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  2. Very misleading by AutopsyReport · · Score: 3, Insightful
    A very misleading article summary and a very misleading article title to boot. All they are doing is identifying the brain's reaction to different stimuli. This has absolutely nothing to do with thoughts. Not to diminish the importance of this research, but how it relates to thought-reading is beyond me.

    The researchers know what stimuli the participant is engaged with. It would be remarkable if they didn't know and could guess what general type of stimuli (fright, romance, etc.) the participant is engaged with based on the brain's varying reactions.

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