Can a mice’s facial expressions reveal its thoughts ? by Fanny Cazettes & Davide Reato in Nature Neuroscience

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Scientists Read Mice’s ‘Thoughts’ From Their Faces

“Mind reading” evokes images of futuristic scanners, but a study published in Nature Neuroscience demonstrates that a simple video may be enough. Using machine learning techniques, a team at the Champalimaud Foundation in Portugal and the “La Timone Neuroscience Institute” (INT @ Aix-Marseille University) showed that mice’s facial movements reflect their hidden thoughts. According to the authors, this discovery could offer unprecedented insight into brain function, but also signals a need to consider safeguards for mental privacy.