Being able to read minds is a recurring theme in science fiction scripts. Will we get closer? The shortcut is attractive when you read the University of Austin, Texas, study published May 1 in the journal Nature Reviews Neuroscience . But as so often in research, the gap between the fantasy and reality of lab life remains wide.
In his study, the team of neuroscientist Alexander Huth presents the results of a technology that makes it possible to translate a person’s thoughts into language when they are subjected to perception (watching a movie, listening to a story, etc.). This “decoder” is based on the use of functional MRI (capable of recording blood flow fluctuations in the brain in real time and therefore identifying zones that are activated according to tasks and stimuli), combined with an artificial intelligence tool. such as ChatGPT.
The brain activity of three volunteers was captured in live MRI while they listened to…
Source: Le Figaro
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