More Science Fiction/Science Fact

A computer that can read a person's mind and display their thoughts on screen. We've seen something similar in the movie 'Minority Report' and an episode of 'Star Trek: Voyager' for that matter. Now research at the University of California Berkley is having some sucess with the process. Subjects were shown a picture while an MRI recorded their brain activity. The results were fed to the computer to act as a baseline, much like the test questions asked at the beginning of a lie detector test. Next the subject was shown a different picture. The resulting brain scan was also imputed and the computer attempted to recreate the second picture by comparing similar activity in the visual cortex of the brain. While the computer generated picture lacked fine detail, it was still very accurate on a larger scale. Such as depicting a man in a white shirt, but without facial detail, when the subject viewed a picture of Steve Martin in a white shirt. Dr. Jack Gallant, a lead researcher, commented about the possibility of using the technology in art and as a tool to improve eyewitness descriptions of both crimes and criminals. The doctor also expressed concern about misuse, such as reading people without their knowledge or consent. Well, every coin has a flip side.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1224489/Psychic-plug-brain-thoughts-screen-developed.html