Terrorism and Brain Imaging

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It may sound like science fiction, but researchers at Northwestern say they can use EEG (a type of brain wave imaging) to “read” a potential terrorist’s mind and uncover details of a terrorist plot. I’m having trouble deciding if this is a promising step forward in the fight against terrorism, or an invasion of the one of [...]

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Posted August 11, 2010 by Marghi Merzenich under Neuroscience, Odds and Ends, Research studies

A Day in the Life of Posit Science!

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I walked by our research area today, and was surprised to see this… What is going on here? Costume party? Alien invasion? Diabolical plotting? Nope… just esteemed guest scientist Philippe Goldin being outfitted by research assistants with an EEG (electroencephalogram) cap for some testing. It’s pretty exciting to work at Posit Science, where we get [...]

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Posted May 11, 2010 by Karen Merzenich under Neuroscience, Odds and Ends