Mind reading
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Mind reading may refer to:
- TelepathyTelepathyTelepathy , is the induction of mental states from one mind to another. The term was coined in 1882 by the classical scholar Fredric W. H. Myers, a founder of the Society for Psychical Research, and has remained more popular than the more-correct expression thought-transference...
, the transfer of information between individuals by means other than the five senses - The illusion of telepathy in the performing art of mentalismMentalismMentalism is a performing art in which its practitioners, known as mentalists, appear to demonstrate highly developed mental or intuitive abilities. Performances may appear to include telepathy, clairvoyance, divination, precognition, psychokinesis, mediumship, mind control, memory feats and rapid...
- A violation of the meta model (of neuro-linguistic programmingNeuro-linguistic programmingNeuro-linguistic programming is an approach to psychotherapy, self-help and organizational change. Founders Richard Bandler and John Grinder say that NLP is a model of interpersonal communication and a system of alternative therapy which seeks to educate people in self-awareness and effective...
) in communications theory - Technological Thought identificationThought identificationThought identification refers to the empirically verified use of technology to, in some sense, read people's minds. Recent research using Neuroimaging has provided some early demonstrations of the technology's potential to recognize high-order patterns in the brain...
, the use of NeuroimagingNeuroimagingNeuroimaging includes the use of various techniques to either directly or indirectly image the structure, function/pharmacology of the brain...
techniques to read human minds - Sira Garcias song