[Lekker 1]

...could tell what images people were looking at or what sounds they were listening to.

Isn't a "thought" more like what you experience when you are not listening to or looking at something?

[MeanWestTexan]

Scan of everyone reading the DU right now:




















































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[reasonmclucus]

Thanks for the link. This research is potentially very useful for persons with brain or spinal cord injuries who are unable to control their limbs.

[Flyer]

Scientists say they have been able to monitor people's thoughts via scans of their brains.

Now will you stop laughing at my anti-brain scan hat??

[farlander]

Yet another great item for "the great conservative conspiracy" to scare liberals with.

[Arkie2]

Break out the tin foil hats. They block brain scans!

[whd23]

What a scam. I got ahold of their computer code:

10 Wait 1 second
20 if (subject == male) then 60
30 REM Subject is female
40 print "Shoes"
50 goto 10
60 REM Subject is male
70 print "Sex"
80 goto 10


[MaryFromMichigan]

Well, I'm not letting them read my thoughts!
I already invested in one of these:

[pgyanke]

Riiiiiight. According to their method, they could just be reading the difference between using your right eye or left eye... not what was shown in front of them. Count me skeptical of a significant breakthrough.