Mind Reading

The Science of Mind Reading newyorker.com/magazine/2021/… via @NewYorker #mindreadingnews

OpenAI-backed firm to use #ultrasound to read minds. Does the science stand up? nature.com/articles/d4158… #mindreading #BCI

Neuralink’s emerging brain-machine interfaces raise urgent ethical, legal, and social questions; the authors propose stronger oversight to ensure safety, protect mental privacy, and prevent misuse as the technology rapidly advances.

Emerging #Neuralink Brain Machine Interface Technology: An Oversight Proposal to Address the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (2021) tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108… #mindreading #BCI #behavioralscience

Human–rat brain-to-brain interface lets people guide implanted “rat cyborgs” through complex mazes using decoded motor imagery—showing that multidimensional, mind-driven navigation between two brains is feasible.

Human Mind Control of Rat Cyborg's Continuous Locomotion with Wireless Brain-to-Brain Interface (2019) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30718518/ #mindreading #mindcontrol #Cyborg #BMI #BBI

EEG-based imagined-speech BCI using fused spatial–temporal features (CSP+TP) significantly boosts decoding accuracy—up to 97.8% for pairwise and 79.2% multiclass—showing strong promise for natural communication tools for severely paralyzed patients.

An EEG-based imagined speech recognition using CSP-TP feature fusion for enhanced BCI communication (2025) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40482972/ #mindreading #EEG #BCI #CPS #ImaginedSpeech #MachineLearning

Researchers are decoding imagined speech from #EEG brain signals using varied methods—different word choices, electrode setups, filters & #AI models. Speech imagery #BCIs could help people with disabilities communicate & enable silent communication in restricted environments.

Decoding Covert Speech From EEG-A Comprehensive Review (2021) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33994922/ #mindreading #BCI #EEG

New mobile platform wirelessly records & stimulates deep brain activity in freely moving people with implants, synced with VR/AR, motion capture, heart rate & more wearables. Enables studying natural human behavior outside the lab—key for understanding brain function.

Wireless Programmable Recording and Stimulation of Deep Brain Activity in Freely Moving Humans (2020) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32946744/ #mindreading #behavioralscience #EEG

Study of 2 patients shows: 1) electrodes spaced <600μm may give redundant data, 2) high-gamma brain waves (70-150Hz) reliably predict when someone's about to speak—even across different people & devices. Key insights for future real-time speech BCIs.

Prediction of Speech Onset by Micro-Electrocorticography of the Human Brain (2021) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34130614/ #mindreading #BCI

Brain implant decoded attempted speech in paralyzed stroke patient with anarthria, achieving 15.2 words/minute at 25.6% error rate in real-time, with 47.1% single-word accuracy. Deep-learning models translated cortical activity during speech attempts into sentences over 81 weeks.

Neuroprosthesis for Decoding Speech in a Paralyzed Person with Anarthria (2021) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34260835/ #mindreading

Brain-reading tech challenges European rights framework for criminal justice. Rather than revising absolute freedom of thought, paper argues existing right to freedom of (non-)expression already covers non-consensual brain-reading requiring reinterpretation of expression rights.

Freedom of thought in #Europe: do advances in 'brain-reading' technology call for revision? (2020) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34221423/ #mindreading #MentalPrivacy #HumanRights #Neurolaw #FreedomOfThought

#Neuroimaging in criminal law (guilt, insanity, recidivism) raises privacy concerns about coercive use on defendants. Analysis argues most neuroimaging data isn't more sensitive than compulsory #DNA testing under European law (Article 8 ECHR).

Coercive #neuroimaging, criminal law, and privacy: a European perspective (2019) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31666970/ #mindreading #Neurolaw #Privacy

Neurotechnologies threaten privacy and mental integrity, prompting neuroright proposals. However, "extended mind" theory blurs human-machine cognitive boundaries, while post-humanists reject needing such protections.

What Should We Do With People Who Cannot or Do Not Want to Be Protected From #Neurotechnological Threats? (2021) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34421562/ #mindreading #mentalintegrity #neurorights #neurotechniques #neurotechnologies #transhumanism

Intracortical BCI decoded attempted handwriting from motor cortex in paralyzed participant, achieving 90 characters/minute at 94% accuracy (99% with autocorrect)—exceeding all other BCIs and approaching smartphone typing speeds. Shows complex dexterous movements may be decode.

High-performance brain-to-text communication via handwriting (2021) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33981047/ #mindreading #BCI

Deep metric learning framework for imagined speech BCI achieved 45-48% accuracy, outperforming state-of-the-art. Key innovation: adding new classes via incremental learning with minimal trials while maintaining accuracy—enabling practical, extensible communication systems.

Decoding Imagined Speech Based on Deep Metric Learning for Intuitive #BCI Communication (2021) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34255630/ #mindreading

#Neuroscience could aid insanity defenses, but today’s #neuroimaging mostly helps diagnose neurological—not #psychiatric—conditions. Future mind-reading #neurotech might reduce reliance on self-report, but its #forensic value remains limited and uncertain.

Neuroscience-based Psychiatric Assessments of Criminal Responsibility: Beyond Self-Report? (2020) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32484135/ #mindreading #neuroimaging #forensicpsychiatry

Forensic #BrainReading is emerging in #Europe, raising questions about #MentalPrivacy. This paper argues existing #HumanRights law can already protect people from non-consensual brain-reading if its implications are clarified—no new “right to mental privacy” is strictly required.

Forensic Brain-Reading and Mental Privacy in European Human Rights Law: Foundations and Challenges (2020) rdcu.be/cBGPc #mindreading #mentalprivacy #humanrights

Most #BCI researchers think people should have some control over their neural data—but not unlimited rights to sell or donate it—and believe current #privacyprotections for consumer #neuraldata are inadequate.

Brain-computer interface (#BCI) researcher perspectives on neural data ownership and privacy (2020) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31766026/ #mindreading #privacy #neuraldata

A vision-based automatic system can train #RatCyborgs by tracking behavior and adaptively tuning brain stimulation, replacing labor-intensive manual training for disaster-response applications. #behavioralscience

Automatic Training of Rat Cyborgs for Navigation (2016) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27436999/ #mindreading #cyborg

Micro-#ECoG recordings during neurosurgery show that high-gamma signals can reliably predict speech onset and generalize across devices, offering key guidance for electrode spacing and online speech-#BCI design.

Prediction of Speech Onset by Micro-Electrocorticography of the Human Brain (2021) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34130614/ #mindreading #BCI