Re: I was hopeful until the last 2 lines

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" The brain scans also showed many different brain regions are

involved in processing information even in the case of something as

simple as a line drawing of a hammer.

" Thinking about how a hammer is used activated the areas involved in

movement, while thinking about the shape of a hammer and what it is

used for lit up other regions. "

I should not make this comment, I suppose, because I am an artist,

but I find that being an artist seems sometimes to help me in being

able to think of more creative solutions to problems which other

people tackle conventionally. I think " outside the box " thinking is

something that tends to build on itself, becoming more frequent the

more one thinks outside the box. This could indicate that the brain

expands its abilities and capabilities throughout one's life as

opposed to reaching some fixed point where development ends as

scientists have postulated in the past.

" The device's possibilities can, however, be extended and the

team envisage a time when it will be used to conduct infallible lie

detector tests, while the accurate interpretation of a person's

intentions could allow police to arrest criminals before they break

the law, as seen in the film Minority Report. "

There are plenty of people who fantasize about breaking the law but

who would never do it in reality though. How many kids have thought

of burning down their schools for example? I do not think this

detection methods would be a good idea at all.

Tom

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