Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Brain Scanner Can Tell What You're Looking At

Posted by samzenpus on from the what-does-a-scanner-see dept.

palegray.net writes "Wired News brings us an article about brain scanning systems that can accurately tell what you're looking at by analyzing your brain's electrical activity. Using a database constructed of readings taken on test subjects who were shown thousands of photographs, the system works in real time to decipher what you're seeing. Naturally, there are some ethical concerns over some potential applications for this technology. Definitely a new twist on "input devices.""

2 of 158 comments (clear)

  1. dangerous new input device by Atreide · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    what happens if I read "rm -fR /" ?

    Maybe I should have not rea|

    --
    The world belongs to those who get up early. - I'm far from being the king of Earth then :-(
  2. Re:Ok brain scanner by sqldr · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    As we can see from this thread, pr0n is yet again the central driving force of technology. No doubt Sony will release a brain scanner at some point, but everyone will go for the one with all the pr0n on it.

    --
    I wrote my first program at the age of six, and I still can't work out how this website works.