It sounds like a bit of science-fiction - but scientists say they have found a way to read the human mind.
Researchers at University of California, Los Angeles have developed what they call a 'brain reading' that uses past history to determine future cognitive patterns and thought process.
They compare the results to Google's predictive search capability, when the website guesses what search terms users are typing before they finish.
The study, led by author Ariana Anderson, postdoctoral fellow in the Integrative Neuroimaging Technology lab at the university, was performed on smokers experiencing nicotine cravings.
Scientists exposed the test subjects to videos meant to induce cravings. Some smokers were presented 'neutral' videos and some watched no video at all. They were then instructed to attempt to fight off any nicotine cravings.
MRI brain wave data was analysed to determine which regions of the brain and which neural networks are responsible for resisting nicotine addiction.
A computer learning machine used a method based on the Markov processes, allowing scientists to predict cognitive behaviour much like in the way Google predicts search terms or a mobile device might predict a word the user is typing before he is finished.
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