Mind-Reading Scan Locates Site of Meaning in the Brain

Mind-Reading Scan Locates Site of Meaning in the Brain

Meanings of words can be hard to locate when they are on the tip of your tongue, let alone in the brain. Now, for the first time, patterns of brain activity have been matched with the meanings of specific words. The discovery is a step forward in our attempts to read thoughts from brain activity alone, and could help doctors identify awareness in people with brain damage.