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Submission + - Scientists predicting intentions

An anonymous reader writes: At a laboratory in Germany, volunteers slide into a donut-shaped MRI machine and perform simple tasks, such as deciding whether to add or subtract 2 numbers, or choosing which of two buttons to press. They have no idea that scientists in the next room are trying to read their minds, using a brain scan to figure out their intentions before they do.

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