2009-11-04

Mind-reading computer

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Scary or sensational? A machine that can look into the mind

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Scientists have developed a computerised mind-reading technique which lets them accurately predict the images that people are looking at by using scanners to study brain activity.

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Psychic 'mind-reading' computer will show your thoughts on screen

The device studies patterns of brainwave activity and turns them into a moving image on a computer screen.

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Computer Uses Brain Scans to Read Minds

Associate professor of psychology Jack Gallant and two researchers, Kendrick Kay and Thomas Naselaris, first trained a computer program to recognize which of a set of 1,750 photos Kay and Naselaris were looking at while their brains were scanned by an MRI machine of the sort ordinarily used in hospitals.

Jack Gallant
Professor (Psychology)
Research areas: Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience

The goal of the Gallant Lab is to understand the structure and function of the human visual system at a quantitative, computational level, and to build models that accurately predict how the brain will respond during natural vision. Predictive models of brain activity are the gold standard of computational neuroscience, and are critical for the long-term advancement of neuroscience and medicine.


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  1. Scary or sensational? A machine that can look into the mind | Science | The Guardian
  2. Psychic computer that could plug into brain and show thoughts on screen is developed | Mail Online
  3. Computer Uses Brain Scans to Read Minds - Science News | Science & Technology | Technology News - FOXNews.com
  4. Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute and Neuroscience Graduate Degree Program - Profile
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  1. Psychic computer shows your thoughts on screen - Times Online
  2. Mind-reading computer picks your card › News in Science (ABC Science)
  3. Brain scanners can tell what you're thinking about - life - 28 October 2009 - New Scientist
  4. Mind Reading with fMRI: Tong, Gallant et al. from Brain Physiology, Cognition and Consciousness discussion board on Nature Network