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"Thoughts"

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Edits like this, claiming that measuring EEG is the same as reading thoughts, are simply incorrect, regardless of whether or not there is a source for them. This is not a matter of opinion; this is a basic fact about what the electroencephalogram is. EEG records electrical signals that are present on the scalp; it does not "read thoughts". (We can sometimes infer, based on characteristics of the signal recorded, something about the person's mood, but that still does not mean EEG is recording people's thoughts--that would be like seeing a person laughing, inferring that they find something funny, and then calling yourself a mind-reader.) We should not be repeating information known to be incorrect just because a sensationalist source mentions it.

Plus, the edit linked above is simply cherry-picking one source that makes the sensationalist claim, while ignoring numerous other sources (already in this article) that have accurate descriptions:

The version of the lede I had written is scientifically accurate and not in conflict with any decent sources. The current version, on the other hand, is sensationalist junk that is simply false. The fact that a reliable source repeats this junk doesn't make it not junk. Part of the job of a good Wikipedia editor is to filter out the crappy sources from the decent ones, rather than just mindlessly repeat what sources say (which is all you can do when you're an editor who doesn't understand basic science but is trying to write about a scientific topic). The better version should be restored. rʨanaɢ (talk) 19:12, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Where does it say "reading" thoughts? Nowhere. Obviously no one is thinking "I want to move my left nonexistent cat ear up." Your version makes it sound like wearers have to wrinkle their brow or something. CallawayRox (talk) 20:27, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
It says "thoughts and emotions", which is not at all what EEG measures. My version says nothing at all about wrinkling brows; it says the cap measures EEG, which is exactly what it does. rʨanaɢ (talk) 21:50, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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