Thought Scan

Am I the only one who is creeped out by this latest development in neuroscience?

When volunteers were shown a plaid pattern made up of two different sets of stripes but asked to pay attention to only one set, the program was able to tell which one the subjects were thinking about.

Dr Rees said: "This is the first basic step to reading somebody's mind. If our approach could be expanded upon, it might be possible to predict what someone was thinking or seeing from their brain activity alone." - BBC: Brain scan 'sees hidden thoughts'