Brain's 'Thesaurus' Mapped to Help Decode Inner Thoughts
Wednesday, April 27, 2016 - 13:30
in Biology & Nature
What if a map of the brain could help us decode people's inner thoughts? Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have taken a step in that direction by building a "semantic atlas" that shows in vivid colors and multiple dimensions how the human brain organizes language. The atlas identifies brain areas that respond to words that have similar meanings.