A Laboratory of the Future Human Experience
From medical applications like helping dermatologists diagnose skin cancer to teaching robots to get a better grip on the world around them, deep learning neural networks can carry out some pretty impressive tasks. Could mind reading be among them?
DARPA plans to pre-select the smartest recruits using newly available brain-scanning methods.
Long before Rin Tin Tin, dogs have been been an important part of military operations—from bomb-sniffing to supply-delivery. But training military working dogs is an expensive and time-consuming process. Anyone who’s spent any time trying to get a dog to even follow the “sit” command knows that some dogs are sharper than others.
Continue reading… “DARPA to use brain scans to recruit the smartest military dogs”
Brain scans can show the difference between ”go-getters” and ”slackers”.
Scientists have identified neural pathways that appear to influence an individual’s willingness to work hard to earn money. Lazy people who prefer to live off others may have brains that are wired for under-achievement, according to a new study.
A British researcher claims that he has devised a way to communicate with people who, though can’t move their limbs, are consciously aware.
Continue reading… “Scans Help Coma Patients ‘Talk’”
