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Reading and Rewriting Brains | Tech News
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Scientists have cracked the code to projecting images directly into a mouse’s brain—making it react as if seeing real visuals by laser-activating neurons. This breakthrough, powered by advanced brain-scanning tech and AI, is unlocking our inner minds: reconstructing movies from scans, detecting emotions, and even helping paralyzed patients. From EEG headsets monitoring worker stress to devices enhancing meditation or dating apps, brain-reading tech is exploding in everyday use. But with this power comes peril—ethicists are demanding “neurorights” to protect mental privacy, identity, and autonomy, as Chile leads the charge with constitutional amendments. Without regulation, we’re heading toward a wild west of thought mining, where your private mental life could be commodified.
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