A new computer programme instantly read your mind
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 02-02-2016
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Temporal lobes process sensory input and are a common site of epileptic seizures. Situated behind mammals' eyes and ears, the lobes are also involved in Alzheimer's and dementias and appear somewhat more vulnerable than other brain structures to head traumas, Ojemann said.
The patients, watching a computer monitor, were shown a random sequence of pictures - brief (400 millisecond) flashes of images of human faces and houses, interspersed with blank grey screens. Their task was to watch for an image of an upside-down house.