Resistance is futile...

**Kaos** · 16-Dec-2008

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/12...mage_research/

World's first 'thought images' seen on screen

11th December 2008 18:19 GMT

Asking 'shall we watch a film?' could soon be replaced by 'shall we watch a dream?' For the first time, researchers have successfully reproduced images on a PC screen that were captured inside a human brain.

According to several online sources, Japan's ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories first showed a group of test subjects the six individual letters that make up the word 'neuron'.

Then by measuring brain activity – specifically, activity in the brain’s visual cortex – ATR’s researchers were able to reproduce each of the letters, from each of the subjects, on a PC screen.

The Kyoto-based lab said in a statement that it was the first time that it had ever been possible to visualise what people saw directly from their brain activity.

But where will the researchers go from here? ATR added that the technology may make it possible to, one day, record and replay subjective images that people perceive as dreams.

So no more forgetting what that weird dream was less than 30 seconds after you wake up.

This tech could lead to the recording of experiences and then replaying them in other peoples' brains like in the movie Brainstorm.

Totally dope.

**AcesandEights** · 16-Dec-2008

Originally Posted by Kaos

Totally dope.

Sure, if you like Thought Police

**Kaos** · 16-Dec-2008

Sorry, don't have a cop fetish...

Anyway in the movie they recorded extreme sports experiences, theme park rides, and even sexual encounters. One guy got totally addicted to the sexual encounter tape in the movie. If they invented the tech, it would definitely lead to this. There is no question in my mind.

**strayrider** · 16-Dec-2008

This might be pretty cool.

Anyone for an interactive "Dawn" scenario dream?

-stray-

**FoodFight** · 16-Dec-2008

'Strange Days' follows a similar theme, plus it has a topless Juliette Lewis. That's something I could be addicted to.

**Tricky** · 16-Dec-2008

The best thing would be if they could work this in reverse,so that a camera could project the world around into a blind persons mind,therefore bypassing their knackered mince pies,that would be far cooler!

**MinionZombie** · 16-Dec-2008

Oh man, a dream recorder would be awesome, kinda like in Red Dwarf.

Just think, you could view back that awesome sex dream you had, but immediately forgot, or you could view back the sheer awesomeness of your pwning skills in your own sleepy-time zombie epic.

**MoonSylver** · 16-Dec-2008

Man, this scares to fook out of me for some reason. Imagine if they can look around in there & pull out whatever they want. What if they can reverse engineer it & PUT images in your mind. False memories, brainwashing, all kinds of applications.

Maybe I'm just paranoid...

**~~blind2d~~** · 17-Dec-2008

"The Dream Police they live inside of my head, the Dream Police they come to me in my bed..." Yeah, also like that anime Paprika. What's that? Haven't seen it? Maybe you did, and just forgot, but it's definitely one of the best out there... look it up, I promise you won't be sorry.

**MikePizzoff** · 17-Dec-2008

Easy solution to all the paranoia: don't let anybody plug any wires into your head, no matter how many times they tell you it can inject you with adamantium.

**Cody** · 18-Dec-2008

Awesome!! the technology is very primitive if it can only display letters but huge leap for man kind

**Kaos** · 18-Dec-2008

Here is what the process imaged:

**Chic Freak** · 18-Dec-2008

That. Is. Amazing.

I would so be up for having my dream recorded. Can't imagine I'm important enough in the grand scheme of things for anyone to want to implant my brain with false memories.

Yay!