American scientists have developed a machine which is capable of reading our mind and revealing even most of our private thoughts. The device’s possibilities can be extended and the team envisage a time when it will be used to conduct infallible lie detector tests, while the accurate interpretation of a person’s intentions could allow police to arrest criminals before they break the law, as seen in the film Minority Report.
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh found that with the aid of sophisticated scanner and computer programme they are able to determine how the brain lights up when thinking about different subjects.
Using an advanced form of MRI scanner, they analyzed how the brain reacted to ten drawings of tools and buildings. They then used a computer programme to work out whether a person was thinking about a tool or a building.