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10/15/2012

Mind Reading

There is new technology using the MRI. The new type of MRI is called FMRI. They are setting up test where the subject is told a word and they think of that word. Then the computer takes images of the brain and then looks at the brain activity at that time the word was said. Then the computer can take that information and tell you what you were thinking. The big problem with this "mind reading" it weather it's the right thing to do. I can see how it would help with police and other law enforcement but if product producing companies were to have this at their disposal then they would everything we want. They could then take advantage of the costumers and that would lead to other ideas that companies have to lure us in. This will defiantly go to court because of the 5th amendment. We don't know if getting information directly from the brain is evidence like hair and blood, or because it come directly from the brain then it's a testimony. Its still very unclear at this point, but over the next five years this field will grow exponentially and it will become clearer weather what we can do and what we can not.     

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