Canadian boffins develop mindreader headband Canadian boffins say they have developed a headset which can read the wearer's mind by shining infrared light into the brain. "Preference is the basis for everyday decisions," says Sheena Luu of the University of Toronto. "This is the first system that decodes preference naturally from spontaneous thoughts. If we limit the …
My first thought is that this will be an ideal upgrade for Stephen Hawking's computer for when his eye muscle finally gives up... we know his brain works pretty well still!!
However... for years we've been told that mobile phone masts etc are bad for our brains because people have detected a slight increase in brain temperature when near such devices... Now they're suggesting pumping heat directly into the brain to find out how much comes out the other side??? Be prepared for a whole raft of "think of the children"TM
@Colin Millar: depends what sort it is... if it's that namby pamby lager stuff the answer is no thanks; if it's some decent real ale then sure!
police interrogation will never be the same, that is for sure. Infact it might not be called an interrogation any longer, it will be more of a "yes/no" questions at the station, with the interrogator being someone who can form those questions.
hey, how about forcing people to wear the headband while going to watch a movie. That way *they* will know if we liked it or not (and even which part we liked and which we didn't).
there are good uses for it.... until the government and big companies get involved. Then it is down the drain for rest us
I can think of one application - sit a person of suspicion (ie. every tenth person or any slightly funny looking) in a chair at airport check-in, fit this to their head, and present them with a sequence of images: Osama bin Laden, the American flag, Karl Marx, George Bush, Fidel Castro, etc.
The Register 
Biting the hand that feeds IT
Copyright. All rights reserved © 1998–2024
