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Originally Posted by sillysally  ... I would love to see some technology that actually projects images of what the brain is seeing. ... We can already scan the brains, why not see what the brain is thinking? ... |
To get a feel for what is actually going on in the brain, may I suggest reading "The Quest for Consciousness: A Neurobiological Approach" by Christof Koch.
As for getting a brain dump, the closest I know of was Wilder Penfield in the 1940s who randomly touched parts of the exposed cortex of conscious patients undergoing surgery. The patients then described the memories invoked - fascinating and exciting stuff. (But it probably won't be appearing at Six Flags for a few years yet.)