Scientists can tell when characters from the movie “500 Days of Summer” appeared on screen by watching viewers’ brain activity
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By observing a person’s neuronal activity while they watch a movie, it is possible to decode characters and locations in the film, a discovery that could help understand how the brain stores memories as they are formed.
A deep brain structure called the hippocampus, which is crucial for memory, contains neurons that code the identity of objects such as tools or buildings. The cells involved respond to stimuli that depict those objects. But much of our knowledge…
Source: www.newscientist.com
