Can brain scans read your mind?
Thursday, July 23, 2009 - 08:35
in Psychology & Sociology
"If you could read my mind, love, what a tale my thoughts could tell" -- Gordon Lightfoot Can neuroscience read people's minds? Some researchers, and some new businesses, are banking on a brain imaging technique known as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to reveal hidden thoughts, such as lies, truths or deep desires.