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Scientists Extract Images Directly From Brain
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Scientists Extract Images Directly From Brain
This was posted over at the Atheistic Forums:

Quote:Scientists Extract Images Directly From Brain
12 Dec 2008


Researchers from Japan’s ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories have developed new brain analysis technology that can reconstruct the images inside a person’s mind and display them on a computer monitor, it was announced on December 11. According to the researchers, further development of the technology may soon make it possible to view other people’s dreams while they sleep.

The scientists were able to reconstruct various images viewed by a person by analyzing changes in their cerebral blood flow. Using a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) machine, the researchers first mapped the blood flow changes that occurred in the cerebral visual cortex as subjects viewed various images held in front of their eyes. Subjects were shown 400 random 10 x 10 pixel black-and-white images for a period of 12 seconds each. While the fMRI machine monitored the changes in brain activity, a computer crunched the data and learned to associate the various changes in brain activity with the different image designs.

Then, when the test subjects were shown a completely new set of images, such as the letters N-E-U-R-O-N, the system was able to reconstruct and display what the test subjects were viewing based solely on their brain activity.

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This is just awesome, I mean granted is a primitive implementation right now but give it time and we'll maybe be able to experience others dreams, perhaps cure diseases that we've never been truly able to deal with for lack of visualisation ... so damned cool!

Kyu
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RE: Scientists Extract Images Directly From Brain
Tin foil hatters are going to have a field day with this one. "Soon they can read our thoughts". Big Grin
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Leo van Miert
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RE: Scientists Extract Images Directly From Brain
(December 16, 2008 at 8:00 am)leo-rcc Wrote: Tin foil hatters are going to have a field day with this one. "Soon they can read our thoughts". Big Grin

Probably right, but I cant wait for the day this comes to fruition .
Hoi Zaeme.
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RE: Scientists Extract Images Directly From Brain
Awesome! I love it when science fiction becomes reality Big Grin
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RE: Scientists Extract Images Directly From Brain
(December 16, 2008 at 9:17 am)Tiberius Wrote: Awesome! I love it when science fiction becomes reality Big Grin

It's probably just looking back through rose-tinted spectacles but SF does seem to do that a fair bit.

Kyu
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RE: Scientists Extract Images Directly From Brain
Its because scientists find themselves inspired by Star Trek.
Hoi Zaeme.
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RE: Scientists Extract Images Directly From Brain
(December 16, 2008 at 10:11 am)rjh Wrote: Its because scientists find themselves inspired by Star Trek.

I'm sure some are but the more important question is, which series?

I'm very much a fan the original series.

Kyu
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RE: Scientists Extract Images Directly From Brain
This is very interesting indeed if its really true! Blimey.
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RE: Scientists Extract Images Directly From Brain
PZ has posted the results on Pharyngula as well, and it is a little early for an April fools joke so I guess they are serious.
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Leo van Miert
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Bloody hell!
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