Have the Japanese thought police found a new toy?

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"Kokoro-gatari" means "mind-teller"
Getty Images. 26 Sep 2005
TOKYO, JAPAN:...an optical sensor on his forehead to measure the blood flow rate in the brain as Hitachi developped an input device "Kokoro-gatari", means "mind-teller" ....
....The device has been developed for ALS patients to express their intentions as the PC displays "yes" or "no" on the screen, when a patient is asked a question of "yes" or "no", relaying what's on the patient's mind.

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Just thinking moves toy train with new technology from Hitachi
The Associated Press - International Herald Tribune - June 22, 2007
HATOYAMA, Japan: Forget the TV remote: A new technology in Japan could let you control electronic devices without lifting a finger simply by reading brain activity.
The "brain-machine interface" developed by Hitachi Inc. analyzes slight changes in the brain's blood flow and translates brain motion into electric signals.[floatl][/floatl]
A cap connects by optical fibers to a mapping device, which links, in turn, to a toy train set via a control computer and motor during one recent demonstration at Hitachi's Advanced Research Laboratory in Hatoyama, just outside Tokyo....more...

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Hitachi's Sensor Depicts Human Relationships as Topographical Map

via Engadget