https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/03/14/confirmed-scientists-can-tell-from-brain-scans-who-youre-thinking-about/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 08:52:51 -0400<![CDATA[His team first gave 19 volunteers descriptions of four imaginary people they were told were real. Each of these characters had different personalities. Half the personalities were agreeable, described as liking to cooperate with others; the other half were less agreeable, depicted as cold and aloof or having similar traits. In addition, half these characters were described as outgoing and sociable extroverts, while the others were less so, depicted as sometimes shy and inhibited. The scientists matched the genders of these characters to each volunteer and gave them popular names like Mike, Chris, Dave or Nick, or Ashley, Sarah, Nicole or Jenny&#8230;]]>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:55:35 -0400<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/03/14/confirmed-scientists-can-tell-from-brain-scans-who-youre-thinking-about-n281158