Scientists Use Brain Imaging to Reveal the Movies in our Mind

BERKELEY — Imagine tapping into the mind of a coma patient, or watching one’s own dream on YouTube. With a cutting-edge blend of brain imaging and computer simulation, scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, are bringing these futuristic scenarios within reach.

Via Scientists use brain imaging to reveal the movies in our mind.

See also: The Gallant Lab at UC Berkeley.

Star-Trek Sick Bay, IRL Edition

British engineers have built a £1 million Star Trek-style ‘sick bay’ for the National Health Service, debuting at the Leicester Royal Infirmary’s accident and emergency department.

Designed to detect everything from bruising to cancer, the unit was developed as a byproduct of a joint project with NASA aimed at detecting the presence of life on Mars.

Via ‘Star-Trek’ sick bay detects diseases | TG Daily.