Researchers studying electrical signals in human brains are getting a little closer to reading our minds

Scientists are gathering data of brain activity from non-invasive brain scans and analyzing that information, sometimes with AI, to understand people’s different thoughts and mental images. The World’s Carol Hills talks with Nataliya Kosmyna, a researcher at the MIT Media Lab, about how the science works, and how new discoveries can help the brain and technology function together. 

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