[IP] Scientists scan brains for political clues

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Claudio Gutierrez <gutierrezclaudio@terra.cl>
Date: November 3, 2004 8:18:39 AM EST
To: Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>
Subject: Scientists scan brains for political clues


http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/11/02/political.brain.scans.ap/ 
index.html

Brain scanning is moving rapidly beyond diseases to measuring how we  
react to religious experiences, racial prejudice, even Coke versus  
Pepsi. This election season, some scientists are trying to find out  
whether the technology can help political consultants get inside  
voters' heads more effectively than focus groups or polls.

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