Video scenes pulled from people's thoughts

if real, think of the use in court system. The ultimate polygraph. No more criminals getting away with lies. One could argue about human rights, and that it violates the Constitution.

"Because I don't say it, It don't mean I aint thinkin' it, Next thing you know, They'll take my thoughts away" Megadeth - Holy Wars/The Punishment Due

It can change the whole world. It will give this word bizarre and abstract another dimension considering we take the image of our dreams. It's friggin' amazing if really possible. We all know what will we get from teenage boys mind while they walk down the street. LOL But **** it's kinda scary...

Won't scizophrenics complain about all the noobs?

It would quickly put the movie making industry out of business. My regular dreams are as good as any of the movies coming out these days.

In 20 years from now I can see this becoming a perfected reality.

It would quickly put the movie making industry out of business. My regular dreams are as good as any of the movies coming out these days. I agree, directors wouldn't even NEED actors. They could just mentally visualize them and have them come up on the screen... no more props, etc. Goodness!

Yet another title that's misleading. They didn't actually see what the person was thinking, but what he was seeing. There's a difference. I'm still not convinced it's really real anyway though, but if it is, think about if they could see what someone with hallucinations is seeing. That would be interesting.

if real, think of the use in court system. The ultimate polygraph. No more criminals getting away with lies. One could argue about human rights, and that it violates the Constitution. But.... how would such a system know the difference between a perceived memory and an imagined thought? I could daydream a murder while being eyed as a suspect, and that would be enough proof?

the article says they were able to reproduce what the patients were watching, not what they were remembering. but it would be nice to watch your memories or dreams