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    Brain Scans Will Soon Reveal Exactly What You're Thinking

    Companies Scan Japanese Brains To Better Target Ads
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    Image of MePerson MePerson
    10/29/09

    In reply to Brain Scans Will Soon Reveal Exactly What You're Thinking
    Imagine how this could revolutionize Photoshopping. Just look at the image, visualize what you want it to look like, and presto! Photothought complete. #minddecoding
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    10/29/09

    In reply to Brain Scans Will Soon Reveal Exactly What You're Thinking

    Does it display the information like this? #minddecoding
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    10/29/09

    @stevegiblin: The only thing wrong with the above screen is that 'sex.exe' should be hitting 99 and taking all the ram. #minddecoding
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    10/29/09

    In reply to Brain Scans Will Soon Reveal Exactly What You're Thinking
    If you study neuroscience it's pretty obvious that something like this will never actually be able to show "what you're thinking." Indeed, given a particular stimuli there may be similarities in the MRIs and fMRIs of different subjects' brain activities, and there very well may be broad patterns that will indicate "this person is thinking about something visual" or "this person is thinking about something linguistic" but that's about it. The only correlation between different people's brains is that certain areas almost always end up being used for certain types of processing, but these are general, large areas. Actual thoughts are comprised within the particular connections, neurotransmitter thresholds, neuron behavior, flipping prions and whatever other systems operate within the brain we haven't figured out yet, and those are different between every person, and more importantly, constantly change within any given one person. It's the Homunculus Problem: the only way to accurately describe what a person is thinking "objectively" would be to build an equally complex system, another human brain basically, to observe and report, but that second system would be as unreliable as the first. #minddecoding
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    Image of kingcrim84 kingcrim84
    10/29/09

    In reply to Brain Scans Will Soon Reveal Exactly What You're Thinking
    Our one true personal space is being compromised. I don't see this going down a road filled with gumdrop rainbows. I can see this turning into Minority Report. "Sir/ma'am, you are under arrest for the thought of killing another person."
    Now, I can see a benefit of this also; sometimes it's difficult to fully explain something to somebody, so I use the phrase "I can see it in my head..." With this technology, I can say "Here, let me show you."
    But one of the beauties of human interaction is thinking then explaining; having a dialogue with others. This could have a negative effect (or is it affect, I can never get those straight.) on verbal communication.
    This also reminds of the movie The Final Cut with Robin Williams; okay movie, pretty good premise. #minddecoding
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    10/29/09

    In reply to Brain Scans Will Soon Reveal Exactly What You're Thinking
    Sex. #minddecoding
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    10/29/09

    In reply to Brain Scans Will Soon Reveal Exactly What You're Thinking
    As a neuroscientist, I can assure everyone that we have been reading minds for over 20 years... we're just not that good at it.

    P.S. I love the ridiculously unrelated picture. Why is that poor woman forced to wear LEDs on her head?! #minddecoding
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    10/29/09

    In reply to Brain Scans Will Soon Reveal Exactly What You're Thinking
    My lesdyxia made me see this headline as "Brian scans will soon reveal exactly what youre thinking" and I thought, wow, Blam will be able to read our minds....

    #RosaRocks #minddecoding
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    10/29/09

    In reply to Brain Scans Will Soon Reveal Exactly What You're Thinking
    I understand that Rosa Golijan may be kinda new at Giz, but I constantly find myself really enjoying her articles. So why is she nowhere to be found on the left hand column with all the other editors/columnists/interns?

    Put her up there Giz! #minddecoding
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    10/29/09

    In reply to Brain Scans Will Soon Reveal Exactly What You're Thinking
    "What are you sinking about?" #minddecoding
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    10/29/09

    In reply to Brain Scans Will Soon Reveal Exactly What You're Thinking
    Awesome...

    So, what you're telling me, is that George Orwell was only 25 years off?

    Not too shabby. #minddecoding
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    11/13/08

    In reply to Companies Scan Japanese Brains To Better Target Ads
    so wait, is this like a "survey" where you'd go and get hooked up to a machine while they show you their ads? or does it just scan your brain while you're walking past?


    there's a huge difference between voluntarily creepy, and downright invasive.

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    11/13/08

    In reply to Companies Scan Japanese Brains To Better Target Ads
    "Subject No. G-423 responds most to things that are both spherical, and in pairs. We recommend this one be moved on to the produce and sporting goods advertising section"
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    11/13/08

    In reply to Companies Scan Japanese Brains To Better Target Ads
    Put a beer in it... or some bacon and you've got me.
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    11/13/08

    @shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog ★★★...: bacon-wrapped beer?
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    11/13/08

    @spundot: or beer-battered bacon. Either way your heart is doomed.
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