# They can read your mind!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-can-read-your-mind/476981>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 13, 2008, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-can-read-your-mind/476981 "2008-12-13T03:46:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-can-read-your-mind/476981/1 "2008-12-13T03:46:36Z")

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According to this [article](http://www.pinktentacle.com/2008/12/scientists-extract-images-directly-from-brain/), it is possible to read your mind!

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> The scientists were able to reconstruct various images viewed by a person by analyzing changes in their cerebral blood flow. Using a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) machine, the researchers first mapped the blood flow changes that occurred in the cerebral visual cortex as subjects viewed various images held in front of their eyes.

Hey, I am NOT looking at a picture of Jennifer Aniston wearing only a necktie! The technology is young and it is clearly a software bug!

Sorry, I have to go and work on perfecting my tinfoil hat.

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**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-can-read-your-mind/476981/2 "2008-12-13T03:48:43Z")

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Countdown to warantless braintaps in 5… 4… 3…

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**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-can-read-your-mind/476981/3 "2008-12-13T03:55:57Z")

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There’s quite a way to go between “being able to decypher what an organ is doing in real time” and “read thoughts”. Hell, half the time\* I \*don’t know what I’m thinking.

On the other hand, it would be quite cool if that thing could display hallucinations or dreams.

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**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-can-read-your-mind/476981/4 "2008-12-13T16:01:22Z")

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I, as I suspect many married men to be, am transparent to my wife. Therefore, wives can read minds as well. This is not news to any long-married fellows, I imagine.

Screw science. Get your wife in there and she can do it without any pesky EEG hookups or CAT scans.

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**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-can-read-your-mind/476981/5 "2008-12-13T23:53:58Z")

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Time to order that armadillo shell hat.

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**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-can-read-your-mind/476981/6 "2008-12-13T23:55:28Z")

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> [@Kobal2](#):
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> On the other hand, it would be quite cool if that thing could display hallucinations or dreams.

It would be cooler if they could implant some.

I can just imagine the menu…