Scientists able to read people's minds . »

Posted By monicachenoa 9 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology

Having the ability to read someone's mind with a "thought machine" has come a step closer after scientists showed that they could guess a person's memory simply by looking at the electrical activity of their brain.

Read Full Story at independent.co.uk »

224 Views Share Story 3 Comments Report

Submitted By:
monicachenoa

Who Also Submitted: All »
Other Related Articles: All »

RSS Join the Discussion

+ Add Comment
Comments So Far: 3 (view all)
- Display
  • 100%
    monicachenoa9 months, 3 weeks ago

    This comment is below the standard viewing threshold View It »

    If we're able to predict spatial memories from brain activity, this means there must be a structure to how it is coded in the neurons.

    (comment_max_expanded_depth : 2) (comment depth : 2) (recursion depth : 1) (max_comment_reply_depth : 40) (comment_max_render_depth : 3)
    Reply
    loading loading ...
    • Neutral
      hyperbola9 months, 3 weeks ago

      This comment is below the standard viewing threshold View It »

      This is the kind of overblown self-advertising that is a bane in much of current science.

      What it says is that if your restrict your brain to one very small, pretrained repetitive task, then traces of that can be found. It has ZERO to do with reading people's thoughts.

      (comment_max_expanded_depth : 2) (comment depth : 2) (recursion depth : 1) (max_comment_reply_depth : 40) (comment_max_render_depth : 3)
      Reply
      loading loading ...
      • Neutral
        Mutainia9 months, 3 weeks ago

        This comment is below the standard viewing threshold View It »

        If you don't want people to read your mind, don't write anything down from your heart.

        (comment_max_expanded_depth : 2) (comment depth : 2) (recursion depth : 1) (max_comment_reply_depth : 40) (comment_max_render_depth : 3)
        Reply
        loading loading ...
        View All 3 Comments

        Add a Comment

        Sign In With Your Propeller Account

        Forgot your password?

        Please keep your comments relevant to this story.

        To create a live link, simply type the URL (including http://) or email address and we will make it a live link for you. You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use <p> or <br /> tags.

        More News

        Submit a Story

        Advertisement

        Story Tags ?

        people brain mind read

        Hey! If you Sign In, you can add tags to this story!

        Dropping This Article

        view all »

        Groups Watching This

        No groups are watching this story. Why not share it with your groups?

        Also Submitted By

        No one else has submitted this story.