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POPSEEG shows awareness in some vegetative patients This could be the first of many steps toward opening up the world to people "trapped inside their own bodies". They suggest the only real practical and ethical use at the moment is to determine if the patient is in pain or not, although, I think they need to test a larger sample of subjects before this can be determined conclusively. It requires EEG machines to be able to give data in real time; something that still needs to be developed, but it's a much cheaper and more portable solution than the previous work using fMRI scanners. An EEG can be taken to the patient's bedside anywhere there's an electrical outlet.
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POPSBreakthrough Could Enable Others to Watch Your Dreams and Memories The team, led by Shinji Nishimoto and Jack Gallant, say that the technology is decades away from enabling people to read others’ thoughts and intentions. It could become a powerful tool to communicate with people who cannot verbalize, such as stroke victim and coma patients. Minority Report's "PreCrime" department is coming withing reach.. Breakthrough Could Enable Others to Watch Your Dreams and Memories (Video)