28th September 2011, 3:48 PM
Yes, they decoded that brain activity and mapped it roughly, but still identifiably, into what was being watched. I'd say that's pretty remarkable.
It also goes a long way towards answering the "qualia" question. It seems that yes, my green is your green.
It also goes a long way towards answering the "qualia" question. It seems that yes, my green is your green.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)