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October 29, 2013

Neuroscientists Inch Closer to Seeing Your Dreams

Brain decoding is the technique by which neuroscientists are able to decipher what a person is experiencing during a dream.

Brain decoding is the technique by which neuroscientists are able to decipher what a person is experiencing during a dream. Researchers are using MRI scans to detect subtle patterns of activity.

The Nature video below depicts three different uses of brain decoding, “including a virtual reality experiment that could use brain activity to figure out whether someone has been to the scene of a crime.”

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