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by magfrump
13th Dec 2011
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[-]lukeprog14y150

PDF of study.

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[-]lessdazed14y120

Actual paper title from scientific journal: Perceptual Learning Incepted by Decoded fMRI Neurofeedback Without Stimulus Presentation

Corresponding article headline: Scientists say they’re getting closer to Matrix-style instant learning

This phenomenon could be a comic running series scientifically inclined people would enjoy. Would a website with one example of this a day become popular?

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[-]dlthomas14y100

Would a website with one example of this a day become popular?

I'd follow it.

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[-]tetsuo5514y20

Note that the matrix-style learning aspect is only in the news bulletin, the actual study has no such information. In fact the skill they learned was not even useful.

But it is nice to see proof that subliminal messaging can work.

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http://io9.com/5867113/scientists-say-theyre-paving-the-way-towards-matrix+style-learning--but-is-it-safe

Researchers learned to change people's brain structures to make them better at certain tasks.  But... They weren't aware of getting better at those tasks!  Creepy!

I'd love to see a more technical discussion.