Have
you been following cognitive Neuroscience research lately? To use an overused cliché,
it’s mind-blowing! Take this study for example. At Radboud University Nijmegen
in the Netherlands, researchers crafted a study using fMRI (functional magnetic
resonance imaging) in combination with a linear Gaussian mathematical model.
The upshot? Researchers were able to identify which letter of the alphabet was
being looked at by the study participant. They could actual reconstruct from
the fMRI images the specific letter the study participant was reading! Now,
according to the researchers, they hope to work with more powerful scanners and
identifying images of faces or even dreams. “Star Wars” and “007” may not be as
fanciful as once believed. The first sentence of the article’s abstract
reads: “With
the advent of sophisticated acquisition and analysis techniques, decoding the
contents of someone's experience has become a reality.”
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