"UCLA's Laboratory of Integrative Neuroimaging Technology, researchers use functional MRI brain scans to observe brain signal changes that take place during mental activity. They then employ computerized machine learning (ML) methods to study these patterns and identify the cognitive state -- or sometimes the thought process -- of human subjects. The technique is called "brain reading" or "brain decoding." "-from Science Daily (12/21/11)
This particular study focuses on the brains of addicts and smokers. For those of us who are not researchers in this field, we can only welcome any t4chnique that gets closer to understanding what is different that is happening in the brains of addicts and smokers.
The article further writes: "In this study on addiction and cravings, the team classified data taken from cigarette smokers who were scanned while watching videos meant to induce nicotine cravings. The aim was to understand in detail which regions of the brain and which neural networks are responsible for resisting nicotine addiction specifically, and cravings in general, said Dr. Ariana Anderson, a postdoctoral fellow in the Integrative Neuroimaging Technology lab and the study's lead author." For the entire article, click here:
This particular study focuses on the brains of addicts and smokers. For those of us who are not researchers in this field, we can only welcome any t4chnique that gets closer to understanding what is different that is happening in the brains of addicts and smokers.
The article further writes: "In this study on addiction and cravings, the team classified data taken from cigarette smokers who were scanned while watching videos meant to induce nicotine cravings. The aim was to understand in detail which regions of the brain and which neural networks are responsible for resisting nicotine addiction specifically, and cravings in general, said Dr. Ariana Anderson, a postdoctoral fellow in the Integrative Neuroimaging Technology lab and the study's lead author." For the entire article, click here:
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