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a new study, performed at the University of California, Berkley,
researchers scanned various regions of the brain to figure out
an image that subjects were imagining.  (Source: Neuron)  The
system use probabilistic math to match the results of the scan
to a specific image in a database of 6 million images. The
approach showed a good level of accuracy, with the images (right
column) resembling the target image (left column) in both shape
and content, though inherently differing slightly from it.
Despite the minor errors, these results represent a major
advance in attempts to digitally "read" the mind.  (Source:
Neuron) There's a still a ways to go before full mental snooping
is possible, but a new study shows how far we've come  Mind
reading, not of the neighborhood "psychic variety", but rather
of a digital flavor, is a field characterized both by intense
interest and controversy.  Some in government would love to be
able to literally see what s