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Friday, July 1, 2011

Mind-reading scientists predict what a person is going to do before they do it

It has long been a dream of both scientists and law enforcement officials alike.

Researchers monitoring brain activity can now determine what action a person is planning before he carries it out.

Although it is currently only possible to know what someone is going to do just moments before it happens, the implications of the breakthrough are huge.

Breakthrough: Researchers monitoring brain activity can now determine what action a person is planning before he carries it out

Breakthrough: Researchers monitoring brain activity can now determine what action a person is planning before he carries it out

Police, for example, would love to know what a criminal is intending to do during a tense armed stand-off.

Lead researcher Jason Gallivan, of the University of Western Ontario, said: 'This is a considerable step forward in our understanding of how the human brain plans actions.'

Read More: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2010245/Mind-reading-scientists-predict-person-going-it.html?ITO=1490

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