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Intel's Mind-Reading Software: MRI Brain Scans, Word Recognition
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by Liz McKibbon | April 8, 2010 at 09:44 am
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Intel revealed a number of new technologies under development, including a device that uses MRI brain scans to potentially ‘read minds.’ The company hopes that the software can eventually assist severely disabled individuals communicate.
Dean Pomerleau of Intel Labs says tests of the device showed 90% accuracy, when guessing which of two words the person was thinking.
The current equipment used for the technology is both expensive and cumbersome, and cannot yet read abstract thought. Researchers hope that eventually the technology will send information from someone’s brain to a device or another individual without any visible equipment.
How Intel's Mind Reading Software Works
The subject’s brain is first scanned while thinking of dozens of simple nouns. The attributes of these items are then used as a reference point for other new words.
For example, a person who is thinking of a bear uses the same parts of the brain that light up when he or she thinks of a puppy or something else furry. A person thinking of a bear also shows activity in the amygdala — home of the fight-or-flight response.
Other future technologies in development and on display include:
- GPS, cell phone and audio activity tracking (think high-tech Twitter)
- Technology that helps dispute inaccurate information found online
- Holographic maps and information for supermarket shopping
- Wireless laptop and TV monitor connection for video
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Most RecentMost Recommended Comments (4)
at 14:51 on April 8th, 2010
Wow, very cool
at 15:07 on April 8th, 2010
How interesting!
at 15:43 on April 8th, 2010
The truth is we are all creative. And while some people are naturally more creative than others, we can all have very creative ideas.
at 08:33 on April 20th, 2010
I agree with the creativity thingI think that if this technology is put into the hands of the right creative minds, it could easily lead to nano computers connected to your person transmitting thoughts directly to your brain from connected users in the close vicinity.