A team of scientists at University of California have developed a computer which motitors brain activity, and from doing so can recall something from the persons memory or what they are thinking, more so what theyre next decision could be. they're hoping this could be useful for victims recalling criminals faces acurately, or maybe when it becomes more advanced it can detect a person who is likely to commit a murder.
Using this computer they can also detect early signs of alzeimers and other degnerative diseases. This technology in britain has been sold to multinational companies allowing them to see how consumers subconsciously react to brands. i thought that aspect related to our field of psychology. It is all early days yet though for this technology and it is still to be criticised and peer reviewed.
Like the phone apps its just another area of technology that is rapidly evolving. something we might once have thought was fiction, like with the apps it was originaly thought of on star trek the idea of advanmced mobile communications, and now this, which is very similar to a movie released not so long ago about a dark furure, it was called minority report. i just found it interesting how reality has caught up with our imagination.
The article can be found here at - http://www.independent.ie/business/technology/scientists-use-computer-to-read-minds-on-screen-1931195.html
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Oh wow, that sounds really interesting, but fairly invasive! I mean, what if they unearthed some repressed memories, that should never have been brought forward by anyone other than the person themselves? But, to pre-empt a murderer, that would be pretty great, reducing the crime rate and all that jazz! :D
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