I read the article, and it looks to be genuine, kick-ass research... On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 12:07 AM, Robert Swaine <rob...@mindsoftbioware.com> wrote: > fMRI scanner reconstructing images seen by subjects, etc > > http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/science/20081211TDY01306.htm > copied below - Anyone read the actual article in "Neuron"? > > > ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > Images read from human brain > The Yomiuri Shimbun > > OSAKA--In a world first, a research group in Kyoto Prefecture has succeeded > in processing and displaying optically received images directly from the > human brain. > > The group of researchers at Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute > International, including Yukiyasu Kamitani and Yoichi Miyawaki, from its > NeuroInformatics Department, said about 100 million images can be read, > adding that dreams as well as mental images are likely to be visualized in > the future in the same manner. > > The research will be published Thursday in the U.S. scientific journal > "Neuron." > > Optically received images are converted to electrical signals in the retina > and treated in the brain's visual cortex. > > In the recent experiment, the research group asked two people to look at 440 > different still images one by one on a 100-pixel screen. Each of the images > comprised random gray sections and flashing sections. > > The research group measured subtle differences in brain activity patterns in > the visual cortexes of the two people with a functional magnetic resonance > imaging (fMRI) scanner. They then subdivided the images and recorded the > subjects' recognition patterns. > > The research group later measured the visual cortexes of the two people who > were looking at the word "neuron" and five geometric figures such as a square > and a cross. Based on the stored brain patterns, the research group analyzed > the brain activities and reconstructed the images of Roman letters and other > figures, succeeding in recreating optically received images. > > (Dec. 11, 2008) > > > ------------------------------------------- > agi > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ > Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com >
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