Reporting in PLoS Biology, researchers write that they were able to correlate words a person was hearing to specific electrical activity in the brain. Neuroscientist Robert Knight, a co-author of the study, discusses future applications of this research and concerns that it amounts to mental wiretapping.
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Robert Knight
Robert Knight is a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at University of California, Berkeley.
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About Namisha Sarin Anand
Namisha Sarin Anand is a former Science Friday producer. She is now a freelance writer and producer at Ebru TV.