Comments on: Looking inside the brain in real time. Possible?

By: Rani

Rani — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:00:41 +0000

I believe that we can have more and more advance technology to know further whatever happens in our bodies, esp. brain but no technology will compete human body itself. Because comparing with computer, brain has no cables or blood and does not need electricity or battery. But still it would be wonderful to see what’s going on in our brains in real time, in case we will know how to control pain or such thing.

By: Jamie Davies

Jamie Davies — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:40:11 +0000

Thanks for the link to the article K Eliot. You’re right – there’s plenty of fascinating stuff coming in the next 5-10 years (if not sooner!)

By: charlotte

charlotte — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:44:25 +0000

great blog it’s good to see someone using a blog for what it is actually meant for look forward to seeing further comments.

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:34:43 +0000

I have a bucket ;)

By: K. Eliot

K. Eliot — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:07:12 +0000

Excellent post, it reminds me of the work they’re doing in Japan — scientists over there have found a way, using fMRIs, to literally print images of what people are visualizing inside their heads.

In the future, we’ll not only be able to see what people are feeling, but what they’re thinking. Here’s a link about that technology:

http://www.pinktentacle.com/2008/12/scientists-extract-images-directly-from-brain/

Very exciting stuff coming down the pipe. It’s hard to predict what the consequences are going to be. I can’t wait for this technology to find its way out of the labs and onto the streets…

By: lesley

lesley — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:05:11 +0000

good timing for my teaching! thanks