Brits could soon use brain-scanning headbands to track their “mental workload.”
Boffins say the devices would work in the same way walkers or runners use fitness watches to track their daily step count or heart rate. The futuristic devices, which can read activity and blood-flow in the brain, could help people to monitor how much time they spend under a “high” or “low” mental workload.
Like fitness trackers and smart watches made by firms such as FitBit and Apple it is thought the new range of brain-scanning headbands will help Brits monitor mood, levels of concentration and even help with meditation and relaxation.
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The news is not so important for ‘Brainless’ Dominic Raab, the former Foreign Secretary who has nothing between his ears.
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Max Wilson, a professor of human-computer interaction, said: “Personal brain scanners are already on the market and whilst they are still in their infancy compared to smartwatches, early adopters are already starting to use them.”
He added: “Our research studies how people will use these devices to improve their lives, as well as exploring the emerging ethical concerns, data privacy and social implications of the imminent future of living with these personal brain scanners.”
The news comes as s cientists have recreated Inception in real life after successfully implanting “fake memories” into human test subjects.
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To do so, researchers used artificial intelligence -generated deepfakes (videos digitally altered to swap one face for another). The study has been published in journal Plos One.
The 436 participants were shown deepfake remakes of real films, with Will Smith starring in The Matrix as Neo and Brad Pitt replacing Jack Nicholson in The Shining.
The participants were then asked about the films, with many identifying the deepfake films as the real versions. The scientists observed a 49% average false memory rate.
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