http://mindhacks.com/2009/03/15/cigarette-smoking-lady-cops-to-read-minds/ Neuroscience and psychology news and views. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:54:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://mindhacks.com/2009/03/15/cigarette-smoking-lady-cops-to-read-minds/#comment-15224 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:22:28 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/cigarette-smoking-lady-cops-to-read-minds/#comment-15224 Cops are filthy scum.

]]> http://mindhacks.com/2009/03/15/cigarette-smoking-lady-cops-to-read-minds/#comment-5896 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:50:46 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/cigarette-smoking-lady-cops-to-read-minds/#comment-5896 Maybe they could use ‘em in the courtroom, especially suitable for capital crimes. deus ex machina, anyone?

]]> http://mindhacks.com/2009/03/15/cigarette-smoking-lady-cops-to-read-minds/#comment-5895 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:02:20 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/cigarette-smoking-lady-cops-to-read-minds/#comment-5895 Eye rolling.

]]> http://mindhacks.com/2009/03/15/cigarette-smoking-lady-cops-to-read-minds/#comment-5894 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:57:50 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/cigarette-smoking-lady-cops-to-read-minds/#comment-5894 We are now seeing a much progress in inferences of phenomenology from brain data (Haynes et al. 2007, “Reading hidden intentions in the human brain” Curr. Biol. 17 (4)
And more recently the possibility of use fMRI data in the court as evidence to spot lies.
Scientists (Logothetis 2008) know that neuroimaging technology its only a rude way to look at the brain. Its signal is mixed indicating more than glucose input to synaptic activity.
But what striking me is that in some areas the use of neuroimaging is accepted as a proof test while not in others.
For example, Dr. Adrian Owen studies with people suffering from disorders of conciousness is a clear cautionary note: not hurry yourself in making decisions about the end of life because there are residual signals of possible consciousness.
Why this discrepancy?
This could only bring more confussion to the general public.
Regarding the evolution of media. I foresight as well the death of printable formats or at least a very limited niche. Internet is displacing them.

]]> http://mindhacks.com/2009/03/15/cigarette-smoking-lady-cops-to-read-minds/#comment-5893 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:59:11 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/cigarette-smoking-lady-cops-to-read-minds/#comment-5893 A desperate attempt by newspapers to stop the losses in the immediate short-term? Perhaps if they say incredibly off-the-wall things, they will sell more papers right now…
What’s that, you say? That will ruin their credibility in the long-run and actually inhibit future sales?
Doesn’t matter, they already know they’re on a sinking ship, so sell the papers while you can!!!

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