What Is Déjà Vu and Why Does it Happen? (2013)

Re:What Is Déjà Vu and Why Does it Happen? (2013) by lawpoop on Thursday September 29, 2016 @12:15PM (#12606439)

EEG doesn't really show that much about what's going on inside the brain. You are going to want an fMRI for that.

Someone once compared an EEG to holding a stethoscope up to the outside wall of a factory, to get an indication of level of activity. It doesn't tell you much other than this person is awake, asleep, having a seizure, etc.

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Re:What Is Déjà Vu and Why Does it Happen? (2013) by groundhogday1 on Thursday September 29, 2016 @12:20PM (#12606477)

I don't know much about this type of technology, but I'm assuming that in it's current state, fMRI machines can't be compacted to the point where it is comfortable to wear on a daily basis.

I know that in their current state, MRI machines are huge and cost exorbitant amounts of money. Is there any other emerging tech that might allow users to go about their daily lives while capturing brain activity at a resolution that's useful to neuro-scientists?

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Re:What Is Déjà Vu and Why Does it Happen? (2013) by lawpoop on Thursday September 29, 2016 @12:26PM (#12606538)

Presently no, unfortunately :( If we did that would be a huge breakthrough, for more than just deja-vu research ;)

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