Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a non-invasive method of determining the gist of imagined speech through a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) brain scan, offering a possible communication outlet for people who cannot speak — A/K/A researchers have found a way to read minds, kind of. According to Nature.com, researchers combined fMRI with artificial intelligence algorithms and recorded brain activity while participants listened to podcasts, developed an encoded map of how each individual’s brain responds to different words and phrases, and attempted to decode new brain activity. The technology is still rife with issues, however, and neuroethicists are still determining how it can be best used legally.
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