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Neuroscientist and inventor Christopher deCharms demos an amazing new way to use fMRI to show brain activity while it is happening -- thoughts, emotions, pain. (In other words, you can literally see how you feel.)
About Christopher deCharms
Christopher deCharms is working on a way to use fMRI scans to show brain activity -- in real time. Read full bio »
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