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Brain scanner helps "vegetables" speak

prplchknz

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oh man, i was hoping it was about carrots :( still cool nonetheless.
 

Lark

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And they wanted to be eaten all along?! I knew it.

Oh wait, not that sort of vegetable.
 

ygolo

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It's funny. I was flipping through channels the other day, and there was a show on where a neuroscience professor was helping to catch a bomber by asking yes or no questions to a bombing victim that was unable to communicate normally.

He asked them to think about one thing for yes and to think about another thing for no. Then they used the fMRI to get answers.
 

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This is exciting.

Hopefully MRI technology will advance enough that these people won't have to wear an SUV-sized hat just to be able to speak. :D
 

Stanton Moore

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This is great news. Now those with 'locked in' syndrome can communicate.
The book "The Diving Bell and The Butterfly" was dictated by Dominique Bauby using blinks from the lid of his left eye. That was the only part of his body he could control. Now others aflicted similarly will be able to 'speak'.
 
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