'Thoughts read' via brain scans

[Celebration]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4715327.stm

They used electrodes placed inside the skull to monitor the responses of brain cells in the auditory cortex of two surgical patients as they watched a clip of "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly".

They used this data to accurately predict the fMRI signals from the brains of another 11 healthy patients who watched the clip while lying in a scanner.

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He said the study's findings proved the principle that fMRI scans could "read thoughts", but he said it was a very long way from creating a machine which could read anyone's mind.

[applegrove]

1. Excellent! About time they have science they can take to court. Will

clear up the wrongly accused from the criminals really quick. I hope and pray technology like this comes to be accepted science & makes it into the kitty as part of trials & investigations asap.

[lvx35]

2. This technology can help legless walk, etc. (story)

The same mind reading stuff can also control limbs, through monitoring the part of the brain that used to control the missing limb, and getting it to control a robotic one:

http://apu.sfn.org/content/AboutSFN1/NewsReleases/am2004_control.html