Well, I can’t….but mind reading is no longer a thing of sci-fi channel episodes and ladies in turbans charging you $9.99 a minute. This is thanks to Canadian researchers who have developed a way to use infrared light brain imaging to decode an individuals preference for something.

The researchers are from Canada’s largest children’s rehabilitation hospital and their goal is to “give children who are ‘locked in’ by disability a way to express themselves through subtle body processes like breathing pattern, heart rate and brain activity.” According to Sheena Luu, the University of Toronto PhD student in biomedical engineering who led the study under the supervision of Tom Chau, Canada Research Chair in pediatric rehab engineering. this is the first system that decodes preference naturally from spontaneous thoughts.

I have to admit, recently, if text is not staring at me from a screen I become uninterested very quickly. Although, from reading about this upcoming book, I might have to actually read a book, or find a Kindle to read it on. The book is called “iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind,” by Gary Small. Small is a neuroscientist from UCLA. The idea of actually reading the book somewhat defeats the point made in the book, however.

The book says that through technology, we are learning to use more parts of our brains. Through doing simple things most of us probably take for granted such as sending text messages and Internet searching our brains become “more adept at filtering information and making snap decisions.” The book also claims that technology is increasing creativity and and accelerating learning. Sounds pretty good to me. Find out more after the break.

Sharp has launched two new electronic dictionaries in Japan called the Brain PW-AC880 and Brain PW-AC830. Boasting 80-hours of battery life which is enough to last quite a few school days for students, both of these electronic dictionaries feature a 5-inch LCD screen with HVGA (480 x 320) resolution with just 5 colors to save more »