'Mind-reading' tech can now pinpoint emotions flickering across your brain

MRI scans can now be used to read emotions in the human brain, claim scientists. A new study shows that the brain-scanning technology can pinpoint specific emotions while a person is experiencing them. Researchers from Duke University claim to be able to'see' these emotions flickering across the brain. 'It's getting to be a bit like mind-reading,' said Kevin LaBar, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Duke. 'Earlier studies have shown that functional MRI can identify whether a person is thinking about a face or a house. 'Our study is the first to show that specific emotions like fear and anger can be decoded from these scans as well.'