Ringer Posted September 7, 2010 Posted September 7, 2010 In an early step toward letting severely paralyzed people speak with their thoughts, University of Utah researchers translated brain signals into words using two grids of 16 microelectrodes implanted beneath the skull but atop the brain. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100907071249.htm
iNow Posted September 8, 2010 Posted September 8, 2010 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100907071249.htm Cool. In addition to helping people who are paralyzed or suffering from locked-in syndrome, this is the first step toward technology assisted telepathy. Talk about the ultimate hands-free device.
DubOfDank Posted September 9, 2010 Posted September 9, 2010 (edited) Perhaps this could be used by the government to read our minds or to convict criminals. Edited September 9, 2010 by DubOfDank
StringJunky Posted September 9, 2010 Posted September 9, 2010 Perhaps this could be used by the government to read our minds or to convict criminals. I agree ...another nail in the coffin of our ever-eroding privacy.
Ringer Posted September 10, 2010 Author Posted September 10, 2010 I doubt it would be worth the effort or money to try to pay to have this done to people to read their minds. It's still far and away from perfect and the most they've been able to do is single words. Using this as a lie detector would be possible but not very cost effective. Especially when you consider lawsuits from innocent people who may have had it done.
StringJunky Posted September 10, 2010 Posted September 10, 2010 I doubt it would be worth the effort or money to try to pay to have this done to people to read their minds. It's still far and away from perfect and the most they've been able to do is single words. Using this as a lie detector would be possible but not very cost effective. Especially when you consider lawsuits from innocent people who may have had it done. Yeah, it's a long way off yet but the first step in that direction. Great medical advance though and I'm sure it will help those locked-in inaccessible people previously mentioned.
DubOfDank Posted September 14, 2010 Posted September 14, 2010 (edited) I do not think the government will worry about the money. This device would be paid for the first time it's used. They would use it to interogate us and manipulate our minds, for you to say that its not worth the time or money is misleading considering the conspiracies of the govt. Edited September 14, 2010 by DubOfDank
ccdan Posted September 17, 2010 Posted September 17, 2010 (edited) like almost any other type of brain research that involves brain scans, this one is flawed too! it seems the universal mistake correlation=causation is unbelievable irresistible! And such claims can be very dangerous, because some may claim that they know better what a person thinks than the person in question - all based on a totally flawed theory, just as it is with the classical polygraph... and some people seem very eager to use new pseudo-scientific tools in order to serve pseudo-justice: Can Bad Science Be Good Evidence: Neuroscience, Lie-Detection, and Beyond http://legalworkshop.org/2010/08/13/can-bad-science-be-good-evidence-neuroscience-lie-detection-and-beyond Edited September 17, 2010 by ccdan
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