Mind Reading Computer Could Communicate with Coma Patients

Canadian researchers have developing a mind-reading computer that could help communicate with people in a coma. 

The University of Western Ontario researchers used neuroimaging to read human thoughts via brain activity when they are conveying specific ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answers. The team say their research could lead to dramatic new ways of attempting to communicate with patients in a vegetative state.
 
In the study, participants were asked to concentrate on a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ response to questions like 'Are you married?' or 'Do you have brothers and sisters?' and only think their response, not speak it. By analyzing their brain activity, the team were able to accurately read their answers to a series of questions.

Their findings were published in The Journal of Neuroscience in a study titled, The Brain's Silent Messenger: Using Selective Attention to Decode Human Thought for Brain-Based Communication.


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